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Page 182
... spirit of a subject that he has so long meditated that it burdens him and if he is wise he will take care to write only for the sake of his own peace . Perhaps the simplest way to break the habit of writing is by changing the ...
... spirit of a subject that he has so long meditated that it burdens him and if he is wise he will take care to write only for the sake of his own peace . Perhaps the simplest way to break the habit of writing is by changing the ...
Page 261
William Somerset Maugham. and spirit that are offered by the philosophers for the consideration of the plain man that ... spirit in the likeness of a river that forces its way through the jungle of matter ; but river is jungle and jungle ...
William Somerset Maugham. and spirit that are offered by the philosophers for the consideration of the plain man that ... spirit in the likeness of a river that forces its way through the jungle of matter ; but river is jungle and jungle ...
Page 271
... spirit , if spirit it may be called , self - created and independent of all other existence , though all that exists , exists in it , the sole source of life in all that lives , [ 271 ] THE SUMMING UP.
... spirit , if spirit it may be called , self - created and independent of all other existence , though all that exists , exists in it , the sole source of life in all that lives , [ 271 ] THE SUMMING UP.
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