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... soul to his ; with all one's might one draws him to one trying to know him and be known by him right down to the bottom of one's heart . But little by little one finds that it is all impossible , and however ardently one loves him ...
... soul to his ; with all one's might one draws him to one trying to know him and be known by him right down to the bottom of one's heart . But little by little one finds that it is all impossible , and however ardently one loves him ...
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... soul ? From Plato onwards many answers have been given to this question , and most of them are but modifications of his conjectures . We use the word constantly , and it must be presumed that we mean something by it . Christianity has ...
... soul ? From Plato onwards many answers have been given to this question , and most of them are but modifications of his conjectures . We use the word constantly , and it must be presumed that we mean something by it . Christianity has ...
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... soul ? Contrariwise I have known men who were decent and honourable , in illness or penury become lying , deceitful , querulous and malevolent . I find it then impossible to believe that the soul thus contingent on the accidents of the ...
... soul ? Contrariwise I have known men who were decent and honourable , in illness or penury become lying , deceitful , querulous and malevolent . I find it then impossible to believe that the soul thus contingent on the accidents of the ...
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