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 64
... human nature in a solicitor's office ; but there on the whole you have to deal with men in full control of themselves . They lie perhaps as much as they lie to the doctor , but they lie more consistently , and it may be that for the ...
... human nature in a solicitor's office ; but there on the whole you have to deal with men in full control of themselves . They lie perhaps as much as they lie to the doctor , but they lie more consistently , and it may be that for the ...
Page 143
... human necessities , come and go . The madrigal which was once a popular form of musical entertainment , exciting composers to write for it and producing an elaborate school of performers , succumbed when musical instruments were ...
... human necessities , come and go . The madrigal which was once a popular form of musical entertainment , exciting composers to write for it and producing an elaborate school of performers , succumbed when musical instruments were ...
Page 213
... human nature and his native in- tuition . The whole business would be plain sailing if it were not for the susceptibilities of the persons who serve as models for the author's characters . So colos- sal is human egotism that people who ...
... human nature and his native in- tuition . The whole business would be plain sailing if it were not for the susceptibilities of the persons who serve as models for the author's characters . So colos- sal is human egotism that people who ...
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