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)

W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

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.