The Art of Growing OldJ. Cape, 1944 - 218 pages |
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Page 52
... sensations of an infant . We can once more live that divine life of pure contemplation , which is the life of plants ... sensation of embracing the whole Inanimate Mystery of which our present Dimension is com- posed . The issue has been ...
... sensations of an infant . We can once more live that divine life of pure contemplation , which is the life of plants ... sensation of embracing the whole Inanimate Mystery of which our present Dimension is com- posed . The issue has been ...
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... sensation . Of these four the last - mentioned is the only one completely within the power of an ordinary person's will . Oh , what misery we escape , what heart - burnings , what disappoint- ments , what bitterness , what pessimism ...
... sensation . Of these four the last - mentioned is the only one completely within the power of an ordinary person's will . Oh , what misery we escape , what heart - burnings , what disappoint- ments , what bitterness , what pessimism ...
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... sensation , wherein the interplay of Chance and Pain can never be forgotten . The attainment of perspective – that ... sensations left to us . This is the real doctrine of Epicurus ; to be profoundly grateful when Chance in the smallest ...
... sensation , wherein the interplay of Chance and Pain can never be forgotten . The attainment of perspective – that ... sensations left to us . This is the real doctrine of Epicurus ; to be profoundly grateful when Chance in the smallest ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION L | 7 |
OLD AGE IN MAN AND WOMAN | 26 |
FEMININE OLD AGE AND NATURE | 37 |
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