W. Somerset Maugham Quote

The great critic … must be a philosopher, for from philosophy he will learn serenity, impartiality, and the transitoriness of human things.


p. 223 - The Summing Up (1938)


The great critic … must be a philosopher, for from philosophy he will learn serenity, impartiality, and the transitoriness of human things.

The great critic … must be a philosopher, for from philosophy he will learn serenity, impartiality, and the transitoriness of human things.

The great critic … must be a philosopher, for from philosophy he will learn serenity, impartiality, and the transitoriness of human things.

The great critic … must be a philosopher, for from philosophy he will learn serenity, impartiality, and the transitoriness of human things.