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... of cosmical attraction and repulsion balanced so that the universe remained for
untold ages in a state of perfect equilibrium . Then at some moment this was
disturbed and the unis verse , toppling off its balance , gave rise to the universe ...
... of cosmical attraction and repulsion balanced so that the universe remained for
untold ages in a state of perfect equilibrium . Then at some moment this was
disturbed and the unis verse , toppling off its balance , gave rise to the universe ...
Page 270
Awe remains , man's sense of helplessness , and his desire to attain harmony
between himself and the universe at large . These , rather than the worship of
nature or of ancestors , magic or morality , are the sources of religion . There is no
...
Awe remains , man's sense of helplessness , and his desire to attain harmony
between himself and the universe at large . These , rather than the worship of
nature or of ancestors , magic or morality , are the sources of religion . There is no
...
Page 271
I had an overwhelming sense of the power and import of the universe , and an
intimate , a shattering 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 ...
I had an overwhelming sense of the power and import of the universe , and an
intimate , a shattering 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 ...
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| Title | The Summing Up |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Doran & Company, Incorporated, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Dec 2006 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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