Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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Page 109
... instinct is trust . Our instinct uses " more and " less " in application to man , always of the pres- ence of the soul , and not of its absence ; the brave man is greater than the coward ; the true , the benevolent , the wise , is more ...
... instinct is trust . Our instinct uses " more and " less " in application to man , always of the pres- ence of the soul , and not of its absence ; the brave man is greater than the coward ; the true , the benevolent , the wise , is more ...
Page 275
... instinct of man presses eagerly onward to the impersonal and illimitable , and gladly arms itself against the dogmatism of bigots with this generous word , out of the book itself . The natural world may be conceived of as a system of ...
... instinct of man presses eagerly onward to the impersonal and illimitable , and gladly arms itself against the dogmatism of bigots with this generous word , out of the book itself . The natural world may be conceived of as a system of ...
Page 289
... instinct , then an opinion , then a knowledge , as the plant has root , bud , and fruit . Trust the instinct to the end , though you can ren- der no reason . It is vain to hurry it . By trust- ing it to the end , it shall ripen into ...
... instinct , then an opinion , then a knowledge , as the plant has root , bud , and fruit . Trust the instinct to the end , though you can ren- der no reason . It is vain to hurry it . By trust- ing it to the end , it shall ripen into ...
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