W. Somerset Maugham Quote

When he sacrifices himself man for a moment is greater than God, for how can God, infinite and omnipotent, sacrifice himself?


Selected Novels: Christmas holiday. Up at the villa. The razor's edge (ed. 1953)


When he sacrifices himself man for a moment is greater than God, for how can God, infinite and omnipotent, sacrifice himself?

When he sacrifices himself man for a moment is greater than God, for how can God, infinite and omnipotent, sacrifice himself?

When he sacrifices himself man for a moment is greater than God, for how can God, infinite and omnipotent, sacrifice himself?

When he sacrifices himself man for a moment is greater than God, for how can God, infinite and omnipotent, sacrifice himself?