“ The life that knows no ending,The tearless life is There. ”
Bertrand Russell, A History of Western Philosophy (1945). copy citation
| Author | Bertrand Russell |
|---|---|
| Source | A History of Western Philosophy |
| Topic | life endings |
| Date | 1945 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.ntslibrary.com/PDF%20Books/History%20of%20Western%20Philosoph... |
Context
Ҡ Fifth Enmead, Fifth Tractate, Chap. 12.
* Enneads, V, 3, 14. McKenna’s translation.
† Enneads, V, 3, 17.
‡ IV. 8. 1.
* Plotinus habitually uses “There” as a Christian might—as it is used, for instance, in
The life that knows no ending,
The tearless life is There.
* Concerning Gallienus, Gibbon remarks: “He was a master of several curious but useless sciences, a ready orator and an elegant poet, a skillful gardener, an excellent cook, and most contemptible prince.”
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