The Art of Growing OldJ. Cape, 1944 - 218 pages |
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Page 119
... spirit ' except in the early ' Tao ' , or ' Way ' , of the non - Confucian Chinese . That is why , one may be tempted to think , the best hope for a real Democratic Federation of the World , a Federation based upon the spirit of the Un ...
... spirit ' except in the early ' Tao ' , or ' Way ' , of the non - Confucian Chinese . That is why , one may be tempted to think , the best hope for a real Democratic Federation of the World , a Federation based upon the spirit of the Un ...
Page 123
... spirit into spirit , through the long years of their wrestling with life and with one another . Unions such as this are rare , however , for they not only imply a supremely fortunate conjunction of stars but also an almost superhuman ...
... spirit into spirit , through the long years of their wrestling with life and with one another . Unions such as this are rare , however , for they not only imply a supremely fortunate conjunction of stars but also an almost superhuman ...
Page 170
... spirit of life . That great spirit , blowing where it lists , is the mother of paradoxes and the nurse of contradictions . It is the fosterer of personality . The most unpredictable , most anarchical , least ⚫ totalitarian of all ...
... spirit of life . That great spirit , blowing where it lists , is the mother of paradoxes and the nurse of contradictions . It is the fosterer of personality . The most unpredictable , most anarchical , least ⚫ totalitarian of all ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION L | 7 |
OLD AGE IN MAN AND WOMAN | 26 |
FEMININE OLD AGE AND NATURE | 37 |
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