Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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... gifts may be , I actually am , and do not need for my own assurance or the assurance of my fel- lows any secondary testimony . ness . What I must do , is all that concerns me , not what the people think . This rule , equally ardu- ous ...
... gifts may be , I actually am , and do not need for my own assurance or the assurance of my fel- lows any secondary testimony . ness . What I must do , is all that concerns me , not what the people think . This rule , equally ardu- ous ...
Page 142
... gifts and salutations hereto- fore ? Be a gift and a benediction . Shine with real light , and not with the borrowed reflection of gifts . Common men are apologies for men ; they bow the head , they excuse themselves with prolix reasons ...
... gifts and salutations hereto- fore ? Be a gift and a benediction . Shine with real light , and not with the borrowed reflection of gifts . Common men are apologies for men ; they bow the head , they excuse themselves with prolix reasons ...
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... gifts to refine luxury , not to abolish it . Genius is always ascetic ; and piety and love . Appetite shows to the finer souls as a disease , and they find beauty in rites and bounds that resist it . We have found out fine names to ...
... gifts to refine luxury , not to abolish it . Genius is always ascetic ; and piety and love . Appetite shows to the finer souls as a disease , and they find beauty in rites and bounds that resist it . We have found out fine names to ...
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