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Page 11
... importance ; and indeed , I am - to myself . To myself I am the most important person in the world ; though I do not forget that , not even taking into consideration so grand a con- ception as the Absolute , but from the standpoint of ...
... importance ; and indeed , I am - to myself . To myself I am the most important person in the world ; though I do not forget that , not even taking into consideration so grand a con- ception as the Absolute , but from the standpoint of ...
Page 224
... important , can have but an ephemeral value ; for his merit is that he responds to the needs of , and points the way to , his own generation . A new generation arises with other needs , a new way stretches before it ; he has nothing ...
... important , can have but an ephemeral value ; for his merit is that he responds to the needs of , and points the way to , his own generation . A new generation arises with other needs , a new way stretches before it ; he has nothing ...
Page 252
... important than my mind , the whole body of my instincts , feelings and deep - rooted prejudices , the prejudices ... importance , but which seemed to me in my darkness very trivial ; 252 THE SUMMING UP.
... important than my mind , the whole body of my instincts , feelings and deep - rooted prejudices , the prejudices ... importance , but which seemed to me in my darkness very trivial ; 252 THE SUMMING UP.
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