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... observe this wonderful system of which man is a part ; but the pur- pose of the contemplation and the observation is that we may live a life such as we ought to live . He says ( Frag . CLXXV . , " What do I care whether all things are ...
... observe this wonderful system of which man is a part ; but the pur- pose of the contemplation and the observation is that we may live a life such as we ought to live . He says ( Frag . CLXXV . , " What do I care whether all things are ...
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... observe carefully his own conduct , to reflect , to determine , and then to act , I cannot tell . Perhaps a mere accident , some trifle which many persons would not notice , may be the beginning of a total change in a man's life , as in ...
... observe carefully his own conduct , to reflect , to determine , and then to act , I cannot tell . Perhaps a mere accident , some trifle which many persons would not notice , may be the beginning of a total change in a man's life , as in ...
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... observe his administration and to join with him in the spectacle and the festival for a short time ? Will you not then , as long as you have been permitted , after seeing the spectacle and the solemnity , when he leads you out , go with ...
... observe his administration and to join with him in the spectacle and the festival for a short time ? Will you not then , as long as you have been permitted , after seeing the spectacle and the solemnity , when he leads you out , go with ...
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... observe , we shall find that the animal man is pained by nothing so much as by that which is irrational ; and , on ... observation ) , it follows that this sen- sation is specially that which cannot be anticipated ( it cannot be a póλns ) ...
... observe , we shall find that the animal man is pained by nothing so much as by that which is irrational ; and , on ... observation ) , it follows that this sen- sation is specially that which cannot be anticipated ( it cannot be a póλns ) ...
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... observe what they do , you will understand . And what else do they do all day long than make up accounts , enquire among themselves , give and take advice about some small quantity of grain , a bit of land , and such kind of profits ...
... observe what they do , you will understand . And what else do they do all day long than make up accounts , enquire among themselves , give and take advice about some small quantity of grain , a bit of land , and such kind of profits ...
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