“In course of time the slow advance of knowledge, which has dispelled so many cherished illusions, convinced at least the more thoughtful portion of mankind that the alterations of summer and winter, of spring and autumn, were not merely the result of their own magical rites, but that some deeper cause, some mightier power, was at work behind the shifting scenes of nature.” CoursesCausesResultsBehindsMankindSceneSummerSpringIllusionWinterDeeperConvincedThoughtfulAutumnPortionsShiftingRiteAlterationsSummer And Winter Author:James G. Frazer
“The abundance, the solidity, and the splendor of the results already achieved by science are well fitted to inspire us with a cheerful confidence in the soundness of its method.” WellsResultsInspireMethodAbundanceCheerfulSplendorSoliditySoundness Author:James G. Frazer
“Even the recognition of an individual whom we see every day is only possible as the result of an abstract idea of him formed by generalization from his appearances in the past.” IdeasPastIndividualResultsAppearanceRecognitionAbstractGeneralization Author:James G. Frazer
