The Secret of a Clear HeadHardwicke & Bogue, 1879 - 88 pages |
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Page 36
... enjoy the feeling of having lived the longest , and being ready to lay down the responsibility of life with the satisfaction of duty discharged and the least regret or disappointment in surrendering it . And so it is with the present ...
... enjoy the feeling of having lived the longest , and being ready to lay down the responsibility of life with the satisfaction of duty discharged and the least regret or disappointment in surrendering it . And so it is with the present ...
Page 41
... enjoy life or participate in the sense of genuine happiness . The same object or occasion of pleasure will influence in totally diverse ways different persons equally moved by it . One will be stirred to en- thusiastic delight by its ...
... enjoy life or participate in the sense of genuine happiness . The same object or occasion of pleasure will influence in totally diverse ways different persons equally moved by it . One will be stirred to en- thusiastic delight by its ...
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... enjoy- ment from the contemplation of varieties of figure and colour which he is accustomed to regard as the indications of disease . In the same way and from the same cause , as the observant generally grow more experienced they lose ...
... enjoy- ment from the contemplation of varieties of figure and colour which he is accustomed to regard as the indications of disease . In the same way and from the same cause , as the observant generally grow more experienced they lose ...
Page 46
... enjoy- ment than in determining the degree of im- pressibility . Children and young people , brought up in the midst of associations linking the sense of pleasure with special scenes and exercises , naturally find their enjoyment in ...
... enjoy- ment than in determining the degree of im- pressibility . Children and young people , brought up in the midst of associations linking the sense of pleasure with special scenes and exercises , naturally find their enjoyment in ...
Page 48
... enjoy- ment from some of the austerities and privations to which men and women doom themselves , the truth is , these ascetics do enjoy their self - imposed hard- ships , and the claim of special merit for the self- sacrifice performed ...
... enjoy- ment from some of the austerities and privations to which men and women doom themselves , the truth is , these ascetics do enjoy their self - imposed hard- ships , and the claim of special merit for the self- sacrifice performed ...
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