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Page 11
... tion so grand a conception as the Absolute , but from the standpoint of common sense , I am of no conse- quence whatever . It would have made small differ- ence to the universe if I had never existed . Though I may seem to write as ...
... tion so grand a conception as the Absolute , but from the standpoint of common sense , I am of no conse- quence whatever . It would have made small differ- ence to the universe if I had never existed . Though I may seem to write as ...
Page 36
... tion and sobriety with which he set down what he had to say . The dictum that the style is the man is well known . It is one of those aphorisms that say too much to mean a great deal . Where is the man in Goethe , in his birdlike lyrics ...
... tion and sobriety with which he set down what he had to say . The dictum that the style is the man is well known . It is one of those aphorisms that say too much to mean a great deal . Where is the man in Goethe , in his birdlike lyrics ...
Page 277
... tion . To many these answers are satisfactory still . They give meaning to life and comfort to human vanity . Most people think little . They accept their pres- ence in the world ; blind slaves of the striving which is their mainspring ...
... tion . To many these answers are satisfactory still . They give meaning to life and comfort to human vanity . Most people think little . They accept their pres- ence in the world ; blind slaves of the striving which is their mainspring ...
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