Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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... Zoroaster , of Menu , of Socrates , domesticate themselves in the mind . I cannot find any antiq- uity in them . They are mine as much as theirs . Then I have seen the first monks and anchorets without crossing seas or centuries . More ...
... Zoroaster , of Menu , of Socrates , domesticate themselves in the mind . I cannot find any antiq- uity in them . They are mine as much as theirs . Then I have seen the first monks and anchorets without crossing seas or centuries . More ...
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... Zoroaster , " the blessed Immortals are swift . " As men's prayers are a disease of the will , so are their creeds a disease of the intellect . They say with those foolish Israelites , " Let not God speak to us , lest we die . Speak ...
... Zoroaster , " the blessed Immortals are swift . " As men's prayers are a disease of the will , so are their creeds a disease of the intellect . They say with those foolish Israelites , " Let not God speak to us , lest we die . Speak ...
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