Essays: First SeriesNational Home Library Foundation, 1932 - 172 pages |
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Page 38
... seek to pry into the soul that causes , -all metaphysics , all philosophy is at fault . Its presence or its absence is all we can affirm . Every man discerns between the voluntary acts of his mind and his involuntary perceptions . And ...
... seek to pry into the soul that causes , -all metaphysics , all philosophy is at fault . Its presence or its absence is all we can affirm . Every man discerns between the voluntary acts of his mind and his involuntary perceptions . And ...
Page 43
... seek to deserve that you should . I must be myself . I will not hide my tastes or aversions . I will so trust that what is deep is holy , that I will do strongly before the sun and moon whatever inly rejoices me , and the heart appoints ...
... seek to deserve that you should . I must be myself . I will not hide my tastes or aversions . I will so trust that what is deep is holy , that I will do strongly before the sun and moon whatever inly rejoices me , and the heart appoints ...
Page 59
... seek to be great ; they would have offices , wealth , power and fame . They think that to be great is to get only one side of nature - the sweet , without the other side - the bitter . Steadily is this dividing and detaching ...
... seek to be great ; they would have offices , wealth , power and fame . They think that to be great is to get only one side of nature - the sweet , without the other side - the bitter . Steadily is this dividing and detaching ...
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