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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Page 265
... universe remained for untold ages in a state of perfect equilibrium . Then at some moment this was disturbed and the uni- verse , toppling off its balance , gave rise to the universe the astronomers tell us of and the little earth we ...
... universe remained for untold ages in a state of perfect equilibrium . Then at some moment this was disturbed and the uni- verse , toppling off its balance , gave rise to the universe the astronomers tell us of and the little earth we ...
Page 270
... universe at large . These , rather than the worship of nature or of ancestors , magic or moral- ity , are the sources of religion . There is no reason to believe that what you desire exists , but it is a hard saying that you have no ...
... universe at large . These , rather than the worship of nature or of ancestors , magic or moral- ity , are the sources of religion . There is no reason to believe that what you desire exists , but it is a hard saying that you have no ...
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... universe , and an intimate , a shat-- tering sense of communion with it . I could almost bring myself to say that I felt the presence of God . It is doubtless a common enough sensation and the mystics have been careful to ascribe value ...
... universe , and an intimate , a shat-- tering sense of communion with it . I could almost bring myself to say that I felt the presence of God . It is doubtless a common enough sensation and the mystics have been careful to ascribe value ...
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