The Summing UpAutobiographical and confessional, and yet not, this is one of the most highly regarded expressions of a personal credo - both a classic avowal of an author's ideas and his craft. |
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... sense of outrage : When we went there ( a missionary is speaking ) they had no sense of sin at all . They broke the commandments one after the other and never knew they were doing wrong . And I think that was the most difficult part of ...
... sense of outrage : When we went there ( a missionary is speaking ) they had no sense of sin at all . They broke the commandments one after the other and never knew they were doing wrong . And I think that was the most difficult part of ...
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... 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 dis- parity 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 dis- parity between appearance and ...
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... 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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