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Page 135
... thinking modestly that what they know already is commonplace , and if the
ideas are unfamiliar to them , they think them perfect nonsense and come down
on him like a thousand of bricks . Even the licensed Shaw has not escaped the
horns ...
... thinking modestly that what they know already is commonplace , and if the
ideas are unfamiliar to them , they think them perfect nonsense and come down
on him like a thousand of bricks . Even the licensed Shaw has not escaped the
horns ...
Page 259
It is a perfect theory ; it has but one defect ; it is unbelievable . When I cherished
the ambition of writing a book on these matters , thinking I must start at the
beginning , I studied epistemology . I found none of the theories that I examined
very ...
It is a perfect theory ; it has but one defect ; it is unbelievable . When I cherished
the ambition of writing a book on these matters , thinking I must start at the
beginning , I studied epistemology . I found none of the theories that I examined
very ...
Page 290
For the complete life , the perfect pattern , includes old age as well as youth and
maturity . The beauty of the morning and the radiance of noon are good , but it
would be a very silly person who drew the curtains and turned on the light in
order ...
For the complete life , the perfect pattern , includes old age as well as youth and
maturity . The beauty of the morning and the radiance of noon are good , but it
would be a very silly person who drew the curtains and turned on the light in
order ...
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| Title | THE SUMMING UP |
| Author | W. SOMER MAUGHAI |
| Published | 1938 |
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