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... material things are superseded but spiritual things not ; or that every thing considered as an achievement can be superseded , but considered as so much life , not . " It is true that most men of letters and I am sorry to add , not a ...
... material things are superseded but spiritual things not ; or that every thing considered as an achievement can be superseded , but considered as so much life , not . " It is true that most men of letters and I am sorry to add , not a ...
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... have not simply perpetuated their own flesh , but produced a quantity of things , material and immaterial , which constitute the best part of our inheritance . The totality of these things we call civili- 8 THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE.
... have not simply perpetuated their own flesh , but produced a quantity of things , material and immaterial , which constitute the best part of our inheritance . The totality of these things we call civili- 8 THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE.
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... material power . But he is not able to predict the future except within the very narrow sector controlled by his knowledge and even there he is hedged in with all kinds of restrictions . Indeed no man is more chary of predictions than ...
... material power . But he is not able to predict the future except within the very narrow sector controlled by his knowledge and even there he is hedged in with all kinds of restrictions . Indeed no man is more chary of predictions than ...
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