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Page 259
... become an end in itself . He pointed out that the brain of animals is quite small , yet is large enough to act as an organ for the execution of the will's purposes ; whereas , in the higher animals , and particularly in man , it has ...
... become an end in itself . He pointed out that the brain of animals is quite small , yet is large enough to act as an organ for the execution of the will's purposes ; whereas , in the higher animals , and particularly in man , it has ...
Page 306
... become im- possible . For no one would consider such promises as binding , and all would ridicule them as vain ... become a universal law of nature ? The principle would be : To shorten life when its longer duration is likely to bring ...
... become im- possible . For no one would consider such promises as binding , and all would ridicule them as vain ... become a universal law of nature ? The principle would be : To shorten life when its longer duration is likely to bring ...
Page 551
... become less and less human ; more ascetic , mystic , esoteric . They weave over the earth an infinite web of subtle forces , currents , tensions . Their bodies become ever AN HISTORICAL PROBLEM 551.
... become less and less human ; more ascetic , mystic , esoteric . They weave over the earth an infinite web of subtle forces , currents , tensions . Their bodies become ever AN HISTORICAL PROBLEM 551.
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