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Page 40
... talent . But neither were well enough served by circumstances . We see in him a personality worthy of all veneration , a man of singular goodness and a writer of distinction , but not quite a great man , nor yet a great writer ...
... talent . But neither were well enough served by circumstances . We see in him a personality worthy of all veneration , a man of singular goodness and a writer of distinction , but not quite a great man , nor yet a great writer ...
Page 70
... talent . The realm of Germany is beyond the clouds ; that of the southern peoples is on this earth . The Germanic race thinks and feels ; the southerners feel and express ; the Anglo - Saxons will and do . To know , to feel , to act ...
... talent . The realm of Germany is beyond the clouds ; that of the southern peoples is on this earth . The Germanic race thinks and feels ; the southerners feel and express ; the Anglo - Saxons will and do . To know , to feel , to act ...
Page 140
... talent , which then divides the honors of its triumph with nothing and no one . Paradox is the delight of clever people and the joy of talent . It is so pleasant to pit one's self against the world , and to overbear mere commonplace ...
... talent , which then divides the honors of its triumph with nothing and no one . Paradox is the delight of clever people and the joy of talent . It is so pleasant to pit one's self against the world , and to overbear mere commonplace ...
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