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 87
... knowledge . The stockbroker has his knowledge too and so has the artizan . It is a silly prejudice of the intellectual that his is the only one that counts . The True , the Good and the Beautiful are not the perquisites of those who ...
... knowledge . The stockbroker has his knowledge too and so has the artizan . It is a silly prejudice of the intellectual that his is the only one that counts . The True , the Good and the Beautiful are not the perquisites of those who ...
Page 88
... knowledge is more im- portant than theirs and an oaf if he cannot com- fortably meet them on an equal footing . Matthew Arnold did a great disservice to culture when he in- sisted on its opposition to philistinism . xxv At eighteen I ...
... knowledge is more im- portant than theirs and an oaf if he cannot com- fortably meet them on an equal footing . Matthew Arnold did a great disservice to culture when he in- sisted on its opposition to philistinism . xxv At eighteen I ...
Page 216
... knowledge that can be acquired with little labour . They have thought that they were learning something when they read novels in which the characters delivered their views on the burning topics of the day . A bit of love- making thrown ...
... knowledge that can be acquired with little labour . They have thought that they were learning something when they read novels in which the characters delivered their views on the burning topics of the day . A bit of love- making thrown ...
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