Man's Pursuit of Happiness: Dr. Samuel Johnson's Philosophical View in Rasselas |
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... spiritual life . His piety to God at least provided him with the following three advantages : First , it was a spiritual force in all his actions and doings . Here is a prayer asking for the help of God before the publication of The ...
... spiritual life . His piety to God at least provided him with the following three advantages : First , it was a spiritual force in all his actions and doings . Here is a prayer asking for the help of God before the publication of The ...
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... Spiritual need : In addition to meeting the necessity in the field of knowledge , reading constitutes an essential part in our spiritual life . Dr. Lin Yutang said , " Reading , more than anything else , is a pure act of the mind in the ...
... Spiritual need : In addition to meeting the necessity in the field of knowledge , reading constitutes an essential part in our spiritual life . Dr. Lin Yutang said , " Reading , more than anything else , is a pure act of the mind in the ...
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... spiritual pursuit . The life in the Happy Valley is apparently a mock intended by Johnson in allusion to the absurdness of materialism . The people there were deprived of almost all the rights of spiritual - 219 - CHAPTER TEN: CONCLUSION.
... spiritual pursuit . The life in the Happy Valley is apparently a mock intended by Johnson in allusion to the absurdness of materialism . The people there were deprived of almost all the rights of spiritual - 219 - CHAPTER TEN: CONCLUSION.
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