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Page 31
... finally after many wanderings touches the goal . It takes him much longer to reach the aim but his knowledge is incomparably richer when he does reach it . None of these accidents influ- ences the final results ; the links and the ...
... finally after many wanderings touches the goal . It takes him much longer to reach the aim but his knowledge is incomparably richer when he does reach it . None of these accidents influ- ences the final results ; the links and the ...
Page 61
... finally reached the heart of the mystery and that they were the first to understand the universe thoroughly . There is also a very good practical and philosophi- cal motive for devoting at least as much attention to the more distant ...
... finally reached the heart of the mystery and that they were the first to understand the universe thoroughly . There is also a very good practical and philosophi- cal motive for devoting at least as much attention to the more distant ...
Page 79
... finally smothered by the combination of Roman utilitarianism and Christian sentimentality . Again let us dream for a moment , and wonder what might have happened if the Greeks and the Chris- tians had seen their respective good points ...
... finally smothered by the combination of Roman utilitarianism and Christian sentimentality . Again let us dream for a moment , and wonder what might have happened if the Greeks and the Chris- tians had seen their respective good points ...
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