The Art of Growing OldJ. Cape, 1944 - 218 pages |
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Page 101
... force ourselves to enjoy ourselves we cannot force ourselves to be happy . Happiness comes and goes like inspiration . I would humbly submit , however , that as a matter of experience the dark kingdom of unhappiness has often been ...
... force ourselves to enjoy ourselves we cannot force ourselves to be happy . Happiness comes and goes like inspiration . I would humbly submit , however , that as a matter of experience the dark kingdom of unhappiness has often been ...
Page 102
... force or element or principle . Well then ! Are we not most of us - ' most of us ' I say , for both Death and the Devil have their idolaters — worshippers of life ? - And what is the most natural , most spontaneous , most obvious ...
... force or element or principle . Well then ! Are we not most of us - ' most of us ' I say , for both Death and the Devil have their idolaters — worshippers of life ? - And what is the most natural , most spontaneous , most obvious ...
Page 117
... force ourselves to endure and if we can to enjoy life , the ultimate gesture on the other hand is to curse life in our self - pity ; yes ! to wish we could drag down the whole business into annihilation ! And what does this difference ...
... force ourselves to endure and if we can to enjoy life , the ultimate gesture on the other hand is to curse life in our self - pity ; yes ! to wish we could drag down the whole business into annihilation ! And what does this difference ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION L | 7 |
OLD AGE IN MAN AND WOMAN | 26 |
FEMININE OLD AGE AND NATURE | 37 |
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