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There were events among a multitude of others , virtuous or at least neutral , that he omitted because they were too ordinary to seem worth recording . There is a sort of man who pays no attention to his good actions , but is tormented ...
There were events among a multitude of others , virtuous or at least neutral , that he omitted because they were too ordinary to seem worth recording . There is a sort of man who pays no attention to his good actions , but is tormented ...
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It must seem ungracious that I should express anything but gratitude to the public that has given me , if not fame , at least notoriety and a fortune that has enabled me to live in the same style as my father lived in before me .
It must seem ungracious that I should express anything but gratitude to the public that has given me , if not fame , at least notoriety and a fortune that has enabled me to live in the same style as my father lived in before me .
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Determinism tells us that choice follows the line of least resistance or the strongest motive . I am not con- scious that I have always followed the line of least resist ance , and if I have followed the strongest motive that motive has ...
Determinism tells us that choice follows the line of least resistance or the strongest motive . I am not con- scious that I have always followed the line of least resist ance , and if I have followed the strongest motive that motive has ...
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| Title | The Summing Up |
| Author | W. Somerset Maugham |
| Published | 1938 |
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