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Katha-Upanishad quote, "The sharp edge of a razor is difficult to pass over; thus the wise say the path to salvation is hard.
Maugham wrote The Razor's Edge in utmost confidence, as he was at the pinnacle of his career as both a playwright and a novelist.
With greater religious acceptance in the later half of the twentieth century, the Hindu teachings have been embraced as feasible instead of disregarded as impossible.