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As man, by his constitution, is of a twofold nature, a compound of soul and body, so all his concerns and pursuits, by consequence, partake either of the one or of the other. Symmetry and grace of form, wealth, corporal strength, and the like, being all of the nature of the body, soon pass away; but intellectual efforts are immortal, like the higher archetype from whence they proceed. Thus the goods of fortune, and every corporal possession, are ... |
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But my time is short and I cannot afford to wait on the morals and judgments of the world. |
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...and did not the degeneration of religion begin with reason itself?...The decay of religion is due to the pedantic spirit, in the invention of creeds, formulas, articles of faith, doctrines and apologies. We become increasingly less pious as we increasingly justify and rationalize our beliefs and become so sure that we are right. |
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A Hard Rain's A'Gonna Fall |
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