 | 1916 - 986 pages
...the final complete loss of those faculties through neglect. 'The loss of these tastes,' he says, ' is a loss of happiness, and may possibly be injurious...character by enfeebling the emotional part of our nature.' The intellect of man, in itself, is never supreme or sufficient. Feeling or instinct is half of knowledge.... | |
 | United States. Bureau of Education - 1895 - 1082 pages
...least once a week; for perhaps the part of my brain now atrophied would thus have been kept active through use. The loss of these tastes is a loss of happiness, and may possibly bo injurious to the intellect, and more probably to the moral character, by enfeebling the emotional... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1887 - 420 pages
...once every week ; for perhaps the parts of my brain now atrophied would thus have been kept active through use. The loss of these tastes is a loss of...character, by enfeebling the emotional part of our nature. My books have sold largely in England, have been translated into many languages, and passed through... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1887 - 588 pages
...once every week ; for perhaps the parts of my brain now atrophied would thus have been kept active through use. The loss of these tastes is a loss of...character, by enfeebling the emotional part of our nature. My books have sold largely in England, have been translated into many languages, and passed through... | |
 | 1887 - 604 pages
...least once a week, for perhaps the parts of my brain now atrophied would thus have been kept active through use. The loss of these tastes is a loss of...character, by enfeebling the emotional part of our nature.* Or again, the following extract from a letter, June 17, 1868, to Sir JD Hooker : I am glad you were... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1887 - 570 pages
...once every week ; for perhaps the parts of my brain now atrophied would thus have been kept active through use. The loss of these tastes is a loss of...character, by enfeebling the emotional part of our nature. My books have sold largely in England, have been translated into many languages, and passed through... | |
 | 1888 - 712 pages
...least once every week; for perhaps the parts of my brain now atrophied would thus have been kept active through use. The loss of these tastes is a loss of...character, by enfeebling the emotional part of our nature." (I., Si, 82). Mr. Darwin uses the right word; part of his brain had become "atrophied;" but he is mistaken... | |
 | 1888 - 758 pages
...least once every week; for perhaps the parts of my brain now atrophied would thus have been kept active through use. The loss of these tastes is a loss of...character, by enfeebling the emotional part of our nature." (I., 81, 82). Mr. Darwin uses the right word; part of his brain had become "atrophied;" but he is mistaken... | |
 | William Parker Cutler - 1888 - 1034 pages
...once every week ; for perhaps the parts of my brain now atrophied would thus have been kept active through use. The loss of these tastes is a loss of...character, by enfeebling the emotional part of our nature. My books have sold largely in England, have been translated into many languages, and passed through... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1888 - 586 pages
...once every week ; for perhaps the parts of my brain now atrophied would thus have been kept active through use. The loss of these tastes is a loss of...character, by enfeebling the emotional part of our nature.V^ My books have sold largely in England, have been translated into many languages, and passed... | |
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If I had to live my life again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week; for perhaps the parts of my brain now atrophied would thus have been kept alive through use. 
