The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1This book represents Maugham's life and philosophy in his own words. It is autobiographical in nature, though most of the work is concerned with Maugham's unique and fascinating opinions on the theatre, writing, metaphysics and the interesting people he encountered in his long and successful career. |
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Page 296
... Beauty stands in a better case . For many years I thought that it was beauty alone that gave signifi- cance to life and that the only purpose that could be assigned to the teeming generations that succeed one another on the face of the ...
... Beauty stands in a better case . For many years I thought that it was beauty alone that gave signifi- cance to life and that the only purpose that could be assigned to the teeming generations that succeed one another on the face of the ...
Page 298
... beauty is relative to the needs of a particular generation , and that to examine the things we consider beautiful for qualities of absolute beauty is futile . If beauty is one of the values that give life significance it is something ...
... beauty is relative to the needs of a particular generation , and that to examine the things we consider beautiful for qualities of absolute beauty is futile . If beauty is one of the values that give life significance it is something ...
Page 300
... beauty . It is not only that we grow to see the beauty of things as we know them better ; it is rather that the delight that succeeding ages take in them somehow adds to their beauty . That , I sup- pose , is why certain works whose ...
... beauty . It is not only that we grow to see the beauty of things as we know them better ; it is rather that the delight that succeeding ages take in them somehow adds to their beauty . That , I sup- pose , is why certain works whose ...
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