The Art of Growing OldJ. Cape, 1944 - 218 pages |
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Page 52
... enjoy the sensations of an infant . We can once more live that divine life of pure contemplation , which is the life of plants and planets and supermen and gods , and which all along has been the secret craving of our soul's inmost ...
... enjoy the sensations of an infant . We can once more live that divine life of pure contemplation , which is the life of plants and planets and supermen and gods , and which all along has been the secret craving of our soul's inmost ...
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... enjoy ourselves . I implore my reader to note that I do not say ' to be happy ' , for both my study and my practice of the ' art of happiness ' have led me to the con- clusion that while we can force ourselves to enjoy ourselves we ...
... enjoy ourselves . I implore my reader to note that I do not say ' to be happy ' , for both my study and my practice of the ' art of happiness ' have led me to the con- clusion that while we can force ourselves to enjoy ourselves we ...
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... enjoy life under the worst conditions while we remain alive . I confess I find a peculiar satisfaction in using the simple expression ' enjoy ourselves ' ; for the truth is that the particular ' act of enjoyment ' I have in mind , in ...
... enjoy life under the worst conditions while we remain alive . I confess I find a peculiar satisfaction in using the simple expression ' enjoy ourselves ' ; for the truth is that the particular ' act of enjoyment ' I have in mind , in ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION L | 7 |
OLD AGE IN MAN AND WOMAN | 26 |
FEMININE OLD AGE AND NATURE | 37 |
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