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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... spirit . In practice it has been shown that such plays are only tolerable when they are perfectly acted . Now I come to my second maxim . However bril- liant a scene may be , however witty a line or pro- found a reflection , if it is ...
... spirit . In practice it has been shown that such plays are only tolerable when they are perfectly acted . Now I come to my second maxim . However bril- liant a scene may be , however witty a line or pro- found a reflection , if it is ...
Page 206
... spirit . I had learnt to go my own way without bothering with what others thought about it . I demanded free- dom for myself and I was prepared to give freedom to others . It is easy to laugh and shrug your shoul- ders when people act ...
... spirit . I had learnt to go my own way without bothering with what others thought about it . I demanded free- dom for myself and I was prepared to give freedom to others . It is easy to laugh and shrug your shoul- ders when people act ...
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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 ...
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