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Page 11
... wise man by stoic or oriental or modern essayist , describes to each man his own idea , describes his unattained but attainable self . All literature writes the character of the wise man . All books , monu- ments , pictures ...
... wise man by stoic or oriental or modern essayist , describes to each man his own idea , describes his unattained but attainable self . All literature writes the character of the wise man . All books , monu- ments , pictures ...
Page 138
... wise , he is altogether ignor- ant . He hears and feels what you say of the sera- phim , and of the tin - pedlar . There is no permanent wise man , except in the figment of the stoics . We side with the hero , as we read or paint ...
... wise , he is altogether ignor- ant . He hears and feels what you say of the sera- phim , and of the tin - pedlar . There is no permanent wise man , except in the figment of the stoics . We side with the hero , as we read or paint ...
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... wise , but it sees through all things . It is not called religious , but it is innocent . It calls the light its own , and feels that the grass grows , and the stone falls by a law inferior to , and dependent on its nature . Behold , it ...
... wise , but it sees through all things . It is not called religious , but it is innocent . It calls the light its own , and feels that the grass grows , and the stone falls by a law inferior to , and dependent on its nature . Behold , it ...
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