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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... perfect equilibrium . Then at some moment this was disturbed and the uni- verse , toppling off its balance , gave rise to the universe the astronomers tell us of and the little earth we know . But what caused the original act [ 265 ] ...
... perfect equilibrium . Then at some moment this was disturbed and the uni- verse , toppling off its balance , gave rise to the universe the astronomers tell us of and the little earth we know . But what caused the original act [ 265 ] ...
Page 268
... perfect being ; and since perfection includes existence a perfect being must exist . Another maintains that every event has a cause and since the universe exists it must have a cause and this cause is the Creator . A third , the ...
... perfect being ; and since perfection includes existence a perfect being must exist . Another maintains that every event has a cause and since the universe exists it must have a cause and this cause is the Creator . A third , the ...
Page 305
... perfect happiness . However much people may resent the fact and however angrily deny it , there can surely be no doubt that love depends on certain secretions of the sexual glands . In the immense majority these do not continue ...
... perfect happiness . However much people may resent the fact and however angrily deny it , there can surely be no doubt that love depends on certain secretions of the sexual glands . In the immense majority these do not continue ...
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