If it were possible to talk to the unborn, one could never explain to them how it feels to be alive, for life is washed in the speechless real.

Jacques Barzun

The House of Intellect

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Topic

Feeling alive Nature of life Life

Author

Jacques Barzun

Source

The House of Intellect

Language

English

Time

1959 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Historian Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Barzun, Jacques. The House of Intellect. Harper & Brothers, 1959, ch. 6.

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Language
English
Time
1950 1950s 20th century
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Citation

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Source
Leisure Songs of Joy and Others
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Language
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Time
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Citation

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