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A Shadow Passes

A Shadow Passes is a work of fiction that delves into the complexities of human emotion and the enigmatic nature of life's mysteries. more

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Eden Phillpotts
Eden Phillpotts

Eden Phillpotts was an English author known for his novels and poetry, which often explored social and moral issues, appealing to Victorian readers. more

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“Mankind has tried the other two roads to peace - the road of political jealousy and the road of religious bigotry - and found them both equally misleading. Perhaps it will now try the third, the road of scientific truth, the only road on which the passenger is not deceived. Science does not, ostrich-like, bury its head amidst perils and difficulties. It tries to see everything exactly as everything is.”

“And though the philosopher may live remote from business, the genius of philosophy, if carefully cultivated by several, must gradually diffuse itself throughout the whole society, and bestow a similar correctness on every art and calling.”

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