Essays: First SeriesNational Home Library Foundation, 1932 - 172 pages |
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Page 52
... lose all , as her wheel rolls . But do thou leave as unlawful these winnings , and deal with Cause and Effect , the chancellors of God . In the Will work and acquire , and thou has chained the wheel of Chance , and shalt always drag her ...
... lose all , as her wheel rolls . But do thou leave as unlawful these winnings , and deal with Cause and Effect , the chancellors of God . In the Will work and acquire , and thou has chained the wheel of Chance , and shalt always drag her ...
Page 68
... lose any good , I gain some other ; all actions are indifferent . There is a deeper fact in the soul than compensation , to wit , its own nature . The soul is not a compensation , but a life . The soul is . Under all this running sea of ...
... lose any good , I gain some other ; all actions are indifferent . There is a deeper fact in the soul than compensation , to wit , its own nature . The soul is not a compensation , but a life . The soul is . Under all this running sea of ...
Page 102
... losing in violence what it gains in extent , it becomes a thorough good understanding . They resign each other , without ... lose sight of its object , for a cheerful , disengaged furtherance , whether present or absent , of each other's ...
... losing in violence what it gains in extent , it becomes a thorough good understanding . They resign each other , without ... lose sight of its object , for a cheerful , disengaged furtherance , whether present or absent , of each other's ...
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