Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intimé of Henri Frédéric Amiel, Tr., with an Introducion and Notes |
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Page 36
... tion , the sun of intelligence and love . Created spirits in the accomplishment of their destinies tend , so to speak , to form constellations and milky ways within the empyrean of the divinity ; in becoming gods , they surround the ...
... tion , the sun of intelligence and love . Created spirits in the accomplishment of their destinies tend , so to speak , to form constellations and milky ways within the empyrean of the divinity ; in becoming gods , they surround the ...
Page 268
... tion remains open . We may eliminate the idea of purpose from nature , yet , as the guiding conception of the highest being of our planet , it is a fact , and a fact which postu- lates a meaning in the history of the universe . My ...
... tion remains open . We may eliminate the idea of purpose from nature , yet , as the guiding conception of the highest being of our planet , it is a fact , and a fact which postu- lates a meaning in the history of the universe . My ...
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... tion , a matter of tact and flair ; it cannot be taught or demonstrated - it is an art . Critical genius means an apti- tude for discerning truth under appearances or in disguises which conceal it ; for discovering it in spite of the ...
... tion , a matter of tact and flair ; it cannot be taught or demonstrated - it is an art . Critical genius means an apti- tude for discerning truth under appearances or in disguises which conceal it ; for discovering it in spite of the ...
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