Essays: First SeriesNational Home Library Foundation, 1932 - 172 pages |
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Page 79
... man does , that he has . What has he to do with hope or fear ? In himself is his might . Let him regard no good as solid ... man's genius , the quality that differences him from every other , the susceptibility to one class of influences ...
... man does , that he has . What has he to do with hope or fear ? In himself is his might . Let him regard no good as solid ... man's genius , the quality that differences him from every other , the susceptibility to one class of influences ...
Page 164
... man's relations . We thirst for approbation , yet cannot forgive the approver . The sweet of nature is love ; yet if I have a friend , I am tormented by my imperfections . The love of me accuses the other party . If he were high enough ...
... man's relations . We thirst for approbation , yet cannot forgive the approver . The sweet of nature is love ; yet if I have a friend , I am tormented by my imperfections . The love of me accuses the other party . If he were high enough ...
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... man's justice is another's injustice ; one man's beauty , another's ugliness ; one man's wisdom , another's folly , as one beholds the same objects from a higher point of view . One man thinks justice consists in paying debts , and has ...
... man's justice is another's injustice ; one man's beauty , another's ugliness ; one man's wisdom , another's folly , as one beholds the same objects from a higher point of view . One man thinks justice consists in paying debts , and has ...
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