The Art of Growing OldJ. Cape, 1944 - 218 pages |
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Page 43
... less and less for the opinion of friends and neigh- bours , less and less for anything or anyone outside her immediate feeling , of herself , by herself , and for herself ! As all know who have lived with this type , all this can exist ...
... less and less for the opinion of friends and neigh- bours , less and less for anything or anyone outside her immediate feeling , of herself , by herself , and for herself ! As all know who have lived with this type , all this can exist ...
Page 75
... less excellent , far less natural , far less earthy , far less divine things than food . Not to be greedy over food when you're old is to be ungrateful to that bountiful wisdom of Nature which , when the lust of the eye and the pride of ...
... less excellent , far less natural , far less earthy , far less divine things than food . Not to be greedy over food when you're old is to be ungrateful to that bountiful wisdom of Nature which , when the lust of the eye and the pride of ...
Page 97
... less tolerant , less indulgent , less considerate , less sensible than what this naturally - evolved ordinary human instinct has now become , and lo ! both the torment of self - laceration into which youth falls and the ' cat - ice ' of ...
... less tolerant , less indulgent , less considerate , less sensible than what this naturally - evolved ordinary human instinct has now become , and lo ! both the torment of self - laceration into which youth falls and the ' cat - ice ' of ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION L | 7 |
OLD AGE IN MAN AND WOMAN | 26 |
FEMININE OLD AGE AND NATURE | 37 |
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