The Summing UpThis 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 215
... appearance . The physical traits of a man influence his character and contrariwise his character is expressed , at least in the rough , in his appearance . You cannot make a tall man short and otherwise keep him the same . A man's ...
... appearance . The physical traits of a man influence his character and contrariwise his character is expressed , at least in the rough , in his appearance . You cannot make a tall man short and otherwise keep him the same . A man's ...
Page 254
... appearance of simplicity to problems which I had not been able to make head or tail of . But much as I should have liked to I could not bring myself to believe , as they did , that truth is fashioned by us to meet our practical needs ...
... appearance of simplicity to problems which I had not been able to make head or tail of . But much as I should have liked to I could not bring myself to believe , as they did , that truth is fashioned by us to meet our practical needs ...
Page 262
... Appearance and Reality without ironic amusement . It is appallingly gentlemanlike . It leaves you with the impression that it is really rather bad form to attach any great importance to evil , and though its existence must be admitted ...
... Appearance and Reality without ironic amusement . It is appallingly gentlemanlike . It leaves you with the impression that it is really rather bad form to attach any great importance to evil , and though its existence must be admitted ...
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