The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 127Atlantic Monthly Company, 1921 - American literature |
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Page 63
That is the gift which the animals have for us : they shame us into contentment ; without saying a word , they teach us the worth of quiet industry , obedience to the laws of nature , selfdependence , and a fine humility .
That is the gift which the animals have for us : they shame us into contentment ; without saying a word , they teach us the worth of quiet industry , obedience to the laws of nature , selfdependence , and a fine humility .
Page 592
I am not a spiritist , but if I claimed to be able to say that there are and can be no spirits , I should be claiming to know the whole order of nature . And that , no naturalist , or anyone else , does know .
I am not a spiritist , but if I claimed to be able to say that there are and can be no spirits , I should be claiming to know the whole order of nature . And that , no naturalist , or anyone else , does know .
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... a companion from a week's association with hundreds of other scientific men , I spent the hours between dinner and bed - time discussing with my companion the possibilities of science in helping us to understand Nature and Life .
... a companion from a week's association with hundreds of other scientific men , I spent the hours between dinner and bed - time discussing with my companion the possibilities of science in helping us to understand Nature and Life .
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