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It would have made small difference to the universe if I had never existed . Though I may seem to write as though significance must necessarily be attached to certain of my works , I mean only that they are ...
It would have made small difference to the universe if I had never existed . Though I may seem to write as though significance must necessarily be attached to certain of my works , I mean only that they are ...
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Awe remains , man's sense of helplessness , and his desire to attain harmony between himself and the universe at large . These , rather than the worship of nature or of ancestors , magic or morality , are the sources of religion .
Awe remains , man's sense of helplessness , and his desire to attain harmony between himself and the universe at large . These , rather than the worship of nature or of ancestors , magic or morality , are the sources of religion .
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In this indifferent universe , with its inevitable evils that surround us from the cradle to the grave , it may serve , not as a challenge or a reply , but as an affirmation of our own independence . It is the retort that humour makes ...
In this indifferent universe , with its inevitable evils that surround us from the cradle to the grave , it may serve , not as a challenge or a reply , but as an affirmation of our own independence . It is the retort that humour makes ...
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| Title | THE SUMMING UP |
| Author | W. SOMER MAUGHAI |
| Published | 1938 |
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