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Page 64
... less civilised than we , less concerned with the graces of life , they are more robust . Their morality , their view of life is directed ( unconsciously , of course ) to the good of the race rather than to the benefit of the individual ...
... less civilised than we , less concerned with the graces of life , they are more robust . Their morality , their view of life is directed ( unconsciously , of course ) to the good of the race rather than to the benefit of the individual ...
Page 158
... less sensitive consciences untroubled . Dmitri Karamazov looked upon himself as a great sinner , and Dostoievsky saw in him a violent , passionate man on whose soul Satan had laid his hold ; but a calmer judgment can only look upon ...
... less sensitive consciences untroubled . Dmitri Karamazov looked upon himself as a great sinner , and Dostoievsky saw in him a violent , passionate man on whose soul Satan had laid his hold ; but a calmer judgment can only look upon ...
Page 176
... less a gentleman than you . " It bore out my theory that men in mo- ments of great emotion express themselves in terms of melo- drama . That is why the best writers are often so untrue to life . I asked him what he felt when he was ...
... less a gentleman than you . " It bore out my theory that men in mo- ments of great emotion express themselves in terms of melo- drama . That is why the best writers are often so untrue to life . I asked him what he felt when he was ...
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