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“You can mark in desire the rising of the tide, as the appetite more and more invades the personality, appealing, as it does, not merely to the sensory side of the self, but to its ideal components as well.”

Quote by Samuel Alexander

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Samuel Alexander
Samuel Alexander

Samuel Alexander was a prominent philosopher born on January 6, 1859, and died on September 13, 1938. His philosophical ideas have had a profound impact on later generations. more

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