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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Page 67
... humour . A sense of humour leads you to take pleasure in the discrepancies of human nature ; it leads you to mistrust great professions and look for the unworthy motive that they conceal ; the dis- parity between appearance and reality ...
... humour . A sense of humour leads you to take pleasure in the discrepancies of human nature ; it leads you to mistrust great professions and look for the unworthy motive that they conceal ; the dis- parity between appearance and reality ...
Page 155
... humour , the other with a puzzled exasperation ; the words were : ' They don't want me any more . ' I thought I would go while the going was good . xlii But I had several plays still in my head . Two or three of these were little more ...
... humour , the other with a puzzled exasperation ; the words were : ' They don't want me any more . ' I thought I would go while the going was good . xlii But I had several plays still in my head . Two or three of these were little more ...
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... support his ignorance with good humour . It teaches resignation and inculcates courage . It appeals to the imagination as well as to the intelligence ; and to the amateur , much more , I suppose , [ 238 ] THE SUMMING UP.
... support his ignorance with good humour . It teaches resignation and inculcates courage . It appeals to the imagination as well as to the intelligence ; and to the amateur , much more , I suppose , [ 238 ] THE SUMMING UP.
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