The Art of Growing OldJ. Cape, 1944 - 218 pages |
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Page 35
... living Being . It is a con- scious creature , a person , an entity , an individual ' self ' or ' soul ' or ' ego ' or ' psyche ' ; and it possesses the power - at least that is the form its self- consciousness inevitably takes — of ...
... living Being . It is a con- scious creature , a person , an entity , an individual ' self ' or ' soul ' or ' ego ' or ' psyche ' ; and it possesses the power - at least that is the form its self- consciousness inevitably takes — of ...
Page 68
... living beauty . And this is the wiser course just because these beguiling aspects of her Presence attract us more spontaneously and inevitably than the simpler elements . But there arises another important point in regard to Nature ...
... living beauty . And this is the wiser course just because these beguiling aspects of her Presence attract us more spontaneously and inevitably than the simpler elements . But there arises another important point in regard to Nature ...
Page 122
... living creatures ' to have it both ways ' , is to force himself - for however weak we are we must use force towards ourselves to enter into the interests , feelings , pleasures , yes and sometimes even the pains , of those about us ...
... living creatures ' to have it both ways ' , is to force himself - for however weak we are we must use force towards ourselves to enter into the interests , feelings , pleasures , yes and sometimes even the pains , of those about us ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION L | 7 |
OLD AGE IN MAN AND WOMAN | 26 |
FEMININE OLD AGE AND NATURE | 37 |
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