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She Knew That She Belonged To This Man, Body And Soul. Every Trace Of Shame Departed; It Was Burnt Out By The Fire That Consumed Her. She Gave Him A Thousand Opportunities; She Fought To Turn His Words To Serious Things. He Baffled Her With His Shallow Smile And Ready Tongue, That Twisted All Topics To Triviality. By Six O'clock She Was Morally On Her Knees Before Him; She Was Imploring Him To Stay To Dinner With Her. He Refused.

When One Walks, One Is Brought Into Touch First Of All With The Essential Relations Between One's Physical Powers And The Character Of The Country; One Is Compelled To See It As Its Natives Do. Then Every Man One Meets Is An Individual.

The Joy Of Life Consists In The Exercise Of One's Energies, Continual Growth, Constant Change, The Enjoyment Of Every New Experience. To Stop Means Simply To Die. The Eternal Mistake Of Mankind Is To Set Up An Attainable Ideal.

Acts Which Are Essentially Dishonourable Must Not Be Done; They Would Be Justified Only By Calm Contemplation Of Their Correctness In Abstract Cases.

The Student, If He Attains Any Success In The Following Practices, Will Find Himself Confronted By Things Too Glorious Or Dreadful To Be Described. It Is Essential That He Remain The Master Of All He Beholds, Hears Or Conceives; Otherwise He Will Be The Slave Of Illusion, And The Prey Of Madness.