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Page xvii
... oneself to remain in every department twenty years behind the progress of science . ' ་ Of this great movement , already so productive , Amiel is then a fresh and remarkable instance . Having caught from the Germans not only their love ...
... oneself to remain in every department twenty years behind the progress of science . ' ་ Of this great movement , already so productive , Amiel is then a fresh and remarkable instance . Having caught from the Germans not only their love ...
Page xxv
... oneself seriously , to spend one's thought on the petty interests of a petty individuality , when the beatific vision of universal knowledge , of absolute being , has once dawned on the dazzled beholder ? The charm and the savour of ...
... oneself seriously , to spend one's thought on the petty interests of a petty individuality , when the beatific vision of universal knowledge , of absolute being , has once dawned on the dazzled beholder ? The charm and the savour of ...
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... oneself . I have only force and energy wherewith to meet evils coming from outside ; but an irre- parable evil brought about by myself , a renunciation for life of my liberty , my peace of mind , the very thought of it is maddening , -I ...
... oneself . I have only force and energy wherewith to meet evils coming from outside ; but an irre- parable evil brought about by myself , a renunciation for life of my liberty , my peace of mind , the very thought of it is maddening , -I ...
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... oneself something of that unconsciousness , spontaneity , instinct , which reconciles us to earth and makes man useful and relatively happy . By believing more practically in the Providence which pardons and allows of reparation . For ...
... oneself something of that unconsciousness , spontaneity , instinct , which reconciles us to earth and makes man useful and relatively happy . By believing more practically in the Providence which pardons and allows of reparation . For ...
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... oneself to circumstances for form's sake , but refuses to recognise them in one's heart because one cannot see the necessity or the divine order in them . I am disinterested because I am indifferent ; I have nothing to say against what ...
... oneself to circumstances for form's sake , but refuses to recognise them in one's heart because one cannot see the necessity or the divine order in them . I am disinterested because I am indifferent ; I have nothing to say against what ...
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Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frederic Amiel - Primary Source ... Henri édéric Amiel,Humphry Ward No preview available - 2014 |
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