The Journey Not the Arrival Matters: An Autobiography of the Years 1939 to 1969The author's account of World War II, his wife's death, and his political and literary activities. "A splendid ending to one of the most remarkable literary achievements of our time" (New York Times Book Review). Index; photographs. |
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I agree with Montaigne , there is nothing more horrible in human beings than human cruelty . But it is not just a question of liking or disliking or tolerating a vice or a virtue . I am writing these words in September 1967 ; it is four ...
I agree with Montaigne , there is nothing more horrible in human beings than human cruelty . But it is not just a question of liking or disliking or tolerating a vice or a virtue . I am writing these words in September 1967 ; it is four ...
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of and passionate interest in the individuality of himself and of all other human beings . ... There is no place for pity or humanity in a society in which human beings are not regarded as in- dividual human beings , but as impersonal ...
of and passionate interest in the individuality of himself and of all other human beings . ... There is no place for pity or humanity in a society in which human beings are not regarded as in- dividual human beings , but as impersonal ...
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Sub specie aeternitatis , in the eye of God or rather of the universe , nothing human is of the slightest importance ; but in one's own personal life , in terms of humanity and human history and human society , certain things are of ...
Sub specie aeternitatis , in the eye of God or rather of the universe , nothing human is of the slightest importance ; but in one's own personal life , in terms of humanity and human history and human society , certain things are of ...
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Հաճախորդի կարծիքը - rowmyboat - LibraryThingAh, the somewhat less famous husband of Virginia! I've read volumes 1 and 5 of his autobiography, and loved them. Leonard Woolf was an extremely intelligent man and an excellent writer. His prose has ... Read full review
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