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Page 120
... believe about it ? At this moment I should find it very difficult to say . All my positive beliefs are in the crucible ready for any kind of metamorphosis . Truth above all , even when it upsets and overwhelms us ! But what I believe is ...
... believe about it ? At this moment I should find it very difficult to say . All my positive beliefs are in the crucible ready for any kind of metamorphosis . Truth above all , even when it upsets and overwhelms us ! But what I believe is ...
Page 176
... believe one's self in a madhouse ? The multitude of religions on the earth must have very much the same effect upon the man who has killed the religious idea in himself . But it is a dangerous attempt , this repudiation of the common ...
... believe one's self in a madhouse ? The multitude of religions on the earth must have very much the same effect upon the man who has killed the religious idea in himself . But it is a dangerous attempt , this repudiation of the common ...
Page 293
... believe in the public ; I do not believe in my own work ; I have no ambition , properly speaking , and I blow soap - bubbles for want of something to do . " Car le néant peut seul bien cacher l'infini . " Self - satire , disillusion ...
... believe in the public ; I do not believe in my own work ; I have no ambition , properly speaking , and I blow soap - bubbles for want of something to do . " Car le néant peut seul bien cacher l'infini . " Self - satire , disillusion ...
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