The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1The reminiscences of the author's lifetime; insight on life and art; education, discipline and training of a writer. |
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... common sense . He had no patience with pre- tentiousness . He had a sound feeling that idiom was the backbone of a language and he was all for the racy phrase . He was no slavish admirer of logic and was willing enough to give usage ...
... common sense . He had no patience with pre- tentiousness . He had a sound feeling that idiom was the backbone of a language and he was all for the racy phrase . He was no slavish admirer of logic and was willing enough to give usage ...
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... common pains and enjoy the common pleasures that are part of the common human lot . I saw no reason to subordinate the claims of sense to the tempting lure of spirit and I was determined to get whatever fulfilment I could out of social ...
... common pains and enjoy the common pleasures that are part of the common human lot . I saw no reason to subordinate the claims of sense to the tempting lure of spirit and I was determined to get whatever fulfilment I could out of social ...
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... Common experience , especially the common experience of philosophers , shows that a great many men are no great shakes . Immortality is too stupendous a notion to be entertained in connection with common mortals . They are too ...
... Common experience , especially the common experience of philosophers , shows that a great many men are no great shakes . Immortality is too stupendous a notion to be entertained in connection with common mortals . They are too ...
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