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... adoration . By the mere fact that it does away with hu- mility , such a superhuman point of view becomes danger- ous ; it is the very temptation to which the first man succumbed , that of becoming his own master by becoming like unto ...
... adoration . By the mere fact that it does away with hu- mility , such a superhuman point of view becomes danger- ous ; it is the very temptation to which the first man succumbed , that of becoming his own master by becoming like unto ...
Page 101
... adoration and consolation are also two essential elements in religion , and we ought perhaps to make more room for them than we do . April 28 , 1861. - In the same way as a dream transforms according to its nature , the incidents of ...
... adoration and consolation are also two essential elements in religion , and we ought perhaps to make more room for them than we do . April 28 , 1861. - In the same way as a dream transforms according to its nature , the incidents of ...
Page 213
... adoration , and who should imagine that he has lived sufficiently when he has made himself the priest of a beloved woman , such a one is but half a man ; he is despised by the world , and perhaps secretly disdained by women themselves ...
... adoration , and who should imagine that he has lived sufficiently when he has made himself the priest of a beloved woman , such a one is but half a man ; he is despised by the world , and perhaps secretly disdained by women themselves ...
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