The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1This book represents Maugham's life and philosophy in his own words. It is autobiographical in nature, though most of the work is concerned with Maugham's unique and fascinating opinions on the theatre, writing, metaphysics and the interesting people he encountered in his long and successful career. |
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... offences of others . I suppose the reason is that we know all the circumstances that have occasioned them and so manage to excuse in ourselves what we cannot excuse in others . We turn our attention away [ 52 ] THE SUMMING UP.
... offences of others . I suppose the reason is that we know all the circumstances that have occasioned them and so manage to excuse in ourselves what we cannot excuse in others . We turn our attention away [ 52 ] THE SUMMING UP.
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... suppose , these lewd , ugly , base and selfish thoughts , dwelling in their minds against their will , that have tormented the saints when their lives were devoted to good works and repentance had re- deemed the sins of their past . St ...
... suppose , these lewd , ugly , base and selfish thoughts , dwelling in their minds against their will , that have tormented the saints when their lives were devoted to good works and repentance had re- deemed the sins of their past . St ...
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... suppose , by the advent of the cinema . To- day , audiences , especially in English - speaking coun- tries , have learnt to see the point of a scene at once and having seen it want to pass on to the next ; they catch the gist of a ...
... suppose , by the advent of the cinema . To- day , audiences , especially in English - speaking coun- tries , have learnt to see the point of a scene at once and having seen it want to pass on to the next ; they catch the gist of a ...
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