 All that we lay hold of resists us because it has its own will, which must be overcome. at the age of five years to enter a cotton-spinning or other factory, and from that time forth to sit there daily, first ten, then twelve, and ultimately fourteen...  The Crank: An Unconventional Magazine - Página 3661912Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | Arthur Schopenhauer - 1883 - 536 páginas
...so far : 1 All that we lay hold of resists us because it has its own will, which must be overcome. at the age of five years to enter a cotton-spinning...millions, and that of millions more is analogous to it. We others, however, can be made perfectly miserable by trifling misfortunes ; perfectly happy, not... | |
 | Arthur Schopenhauer - 1883 - 538 páginas
...so far : 1 All that we lay hold of resists us because it has its own will, which must be overcome. at the age of five years to enter a cotton-spinning...millions, and that of millions more is analogous to it. We others, however, can be made perfectly miserable by trifling misfortunes ; perfectly happy, not... | |
 | Will Durant - 1965 - 736 páginas
...has the character of a comedy."79 Think of it: At the age of five years to enter a spinning-cotton or other factory, and from that time forth to sit...ultimately fourteen hours, performing the same mechanical labor, is to purchase dearly the satisfaction of drawing breath. But this is the fate of millions,... | |
 | Amélie Rorty - 2001 - 376 páginas
...final end of which is sugar and coffee. But we do not need to go so far: at the age of five years 219 to enter a cotton-spinning or other factory, and from...millions, and that of millions more is analogous to it. We others, however, can be made perfectly miserable by trifling misfortunes; perfectly happy, not by... | |
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