The Summing UpAutobiographical and confessional, and yet not, this is one of the most highly regarded expressions of a personal credo - both a classic avowal of an author's ideas and his craft. |
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And I think that was the most difficult part of my work , to instill into the natives the sense of sin . > a And sometimes it brings off extraordinary , shifting combinations of denunciation and tribute , subtle praise and sharp blame ...
And I think that was the most difficult part of my work , to instill into the natives the sense of sin . > a And sometimes it brings off extraordinary , shifting combinations of denunciation and tribute , subtle praise and sharp blame ...
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It would be less difficult to bear the evils of one's own life if one could think that they were but the necessary outcome of one's errors in a previous existence , and the effort to do better would be less difficult too when there was ...
It would be less difficult to bear the evils of one's own life if one could think that they were but the necessary outcome of one's errors in a previous existence , and the effort to do better would be less difficult too when there was ...
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It is not very difficult to forgive other people their sins . When you put yourself into their shoes it is generally easy to see what has caused them to do things they should not have done and excuses can be found for them .
It is not very difficult to forgive other people their sins . When you put yourself into their shoes it is generally easy to see what has caused them to do things they should not have done and excuses can be found for them .
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| Title | The Summing Up Volume 10 of Collected edition of the works of W. Somerset Maugham Works, William Somerset Maugham |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Arno Press, 1977 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 18 May 2018 |
| ISBN | 0405078307, 9780405078309 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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