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Page 63
... sense of humour . A sense of humour leads you to take pleasure in the discrepancies of human nature ; it leads you to mistrust great professions and look for the unworthy motive that they conceal ; the disparity between appearance and ...
... sense of humour . A sense of humour leads you to take pleasure in the discrepancies of human nature ; it leads you to mistrust great professions and look for the unworthy motive that they conceal ; the disparity between appearance and ...
Page 77
... sense are pale and it affords him the assurance of his freedom . One cannot wonder if sometimes he is unwilling to ... sense of probability . I have painted easel pictures , not frescoes . XXIV I HEARTILY wish that in my youth I had had ...
... sense are pale and it affords him the assurance of his freedom . One cannot wonder if sometimes he is unwilling to ... sense of probability . I have painted easel pictures , not frescoes . XXIV I HEARTILY wish that in my youth I had had ...
Page 204
... sense and in the world of sense is a guide to action . His day - dreams satisfy emotional needs and fulfil desires that in the world of affairs are frustrated . But they are pale shadows of real life and at the back of his mind is the ...
... sense and in the world of sense is a guide to action . His day - dreams satisfy emotional needs and fulfil desires that in the world of affairs are frustrated . But they are pale shadows of real life and at the back of his mind is the ...
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