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... death and the rhythm of days and seasons , and it suggests profound unity . He balances action against perfect stillness , life against death , beauty against emptiness . But he excludes none of them . Against the death of ...
... death and the rhythm of days and seasons , and it suggests profound unity . He balances action against perfect stillness , life against death , beauty against emptiness . But he excludes none of them . Against the death of ...
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... death , to one who refuses to see death ( as to see life also ) in the face ( or spirit ) of things , the words are almost useless . To the modern Japanese writer Ryunosuke Akutagawa ( 1892-1927 ) as he contemplated suicide , it meant ...
... death , to one who refuses to see death ( as to see life also ) in the face ( or spirit ) of things , the words are almost useless . To the modern Japanese writer Ryunosuke Akutagawa ( 1892-1927 ) as he contemplated suicide , it meant ...
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... deaths . But we have chosen our privacy over the quality of life for future generations . Partly , presum- ably ... death , and that we build these weapons as a " deterrent " to war , knowing full well that humanity has made use of ...
... deaths . But we have chosen our privacy over the quality of life for future generations . Partly , presum- ably ... death , and that we build these weapons as a " deterrent " to war , knowing full well that humanity has made use of ...
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The Necessity to Speak | 3 |
Orthodox Heterodox Paradox | 15 |
The Degradation of Money | 27 |
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