The Art of Growing OldJ. Cape, 1944 - 218 pages |
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Page 23
... question — I feel as if I were driving the subject out of my depth and back into the salt sea of mystery , out of which it came . But leaving out of court the metaphysical aspect of this question , the merest allusion to which must ...
... question — I feel as if I were driving the subject out of my depth and back into the salt sea of mystery , out of which it came . But leaving out of court the metaphysical aspect of this question , the merest allusion to which must ...
Page 55
... question of questions , as to what is the most effective way in the solitary and secret motions of our individual mind - to blend the self - urge with the selfless urge , I might suggest the following harmless practical expedient . if ...
... question of questions , as to what is the most effective way in the solitary and secret motions of our individual mind - to blend the self - urge with the selfless urge , I might suggest the following harmless practical expedient . if ...
Page 94
... question at all , is to concentrate attention upon the deep instinct in Nature herself , displayed by animals and ... questions of the thing's origin . One emotion , it would seem , is common to all manifestations of the ' conscience ...
... question at all , is to concentrate attention upon the deep instinct in Nature herself , displayed by animals and ... questions of the thing's origin . One emotion , it would seem , is common to all manifestations of the ' conscience ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION L | 7 |
OLD AGE IN MAN AND WOMAN | 26 |
FEMININE OLD AGE AND NATURE | 37 |
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