Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intimé of Henri Frédéric Amiel, Tr., with an Introducion and Notes |
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Page xvi
... remains the enormous , the insuperable difficulty of expression , of fit and adequatc communication from mind to mind ; there still remains the question whether , after all , " he who discovers a new world in the depths of the invisible ...
... remains the enormous , the insuperable difficulty of expression , of fit and adequatc communication from mind to mind ; there still remains the question whether , after all , " he who discovers a new world in the depths of the invisible ...
Page xxxvi
... remains , and must in some way be satisfied . And so he takes refuge in what he him- self calls scales , exercises , tours de force in verse - transla- tion of the most laborious and difficult kind , in ingenious vers d'occasion , in ...
... remains , and must in some way be satisfied . And so he takes refuge in what he him- self calls scales , exercises , tours de force in verse - transla- tion of the most laborious and difficult kind , in ingenious vers d'occasion , in ...
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... remains : What is it which saves ? How can man be led to be truly man ? Is the ultimate root of his being responsibility , yes or no ? And is doing or knowing the right , acting or thinking , his ultimate end ? If science does not ...
... remains : What is it which saves ? How can man be led to be truly man ? Is the ultimate root of his being responsibility , yes or no ? And is doing or knowing the right , acting or thinking , his ultimate end ? If science does not ...
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