 Of all earth's meteors, here at least is the most strange and consoling: that this ennobled lemur, this hair-crowned bubble of the dust, this inheritor of a few years and sorrows, should yet deny himself his rare delights, and add to his frequent pains,...  Philosophy and Life: And Other Essays - Página 42por John Henry Muirhead - 1902 - 274 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
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...scientific and evolutionary metaphors, he relates of man that: "Of all earth's meteors, here at least is the most strange and consoling: that this ennobled...pains, and live for an ideal, however misconceived" (65). Having provided a various and extensive list of instances of human beings living for an ideal... | |
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