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I have never , except by an effort of will , wished that the passing moment might linger so that I could get more enjoyment from it , for even when it has brought me something I had immensely looked forward to , my imagination in the ...
I have never , except by an effort of will , wished that the passing moment might linger so that I could get more enjoyment from it , for even when it has brought me something I had immensely looked forward to , my imagination in the ...
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The literary world somewhat lacks balance , and when a fancy takes it , is apt to regard it not as a passing fashion , but as Heaven's first law ; and the notion prevailed that anyone who had artistic leanings and wanted to write short ...
The literary world somewhat lacks balance , and when a fancy takes it , is apt to regard it not as a passing fashion , but as Heaven's first law ; and the notion prevailed that anyone who had artistic leanings and wanted to write short ...
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when he arrives at self - realization ; he had small respect for a life governed by passing whims and uncontrolled instincts . But the difficulty of self - realization , that bringing to the highest perfection every faculty of which you ...
when he arrives at self - realization ; he had small respect for a life governed by passing whims and uncontrolled instincts . But the difficulty of self - realization , that bringing to the highest perfection every faculty of which you ...
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| Title | The Summing Up |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Publisher | Literary Guild of America, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2011 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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