“ Brain, character, soul—only as one sees more of life does one understand how distinct is each. ”
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World (1912). copy citation
| Author | Arthur Conan Doyle |
|---|---|
| Source | The Lost World |
| Topic | soul brain |
| Date | 1912 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/139/139-h/139-h.htm |
Context
“in the pitying tone one would use to a child. Indeed, they are children both—the one wizened and cantankerous, the other formidable and overbearing, yet each with a brain which has put him in the front rank of his scientific age. Brain, character, soul—only as one sees more of life does one understand how distinct is each.
The very next day we did actually make our start upon this remarkable expedition. We found that all our possessions fitted very easily into the two canoes, and we divided our personnel, six in each, taking the obvious precaution in the interests of peace of putting one Professor into each canoe.” source
The very next day we did actually make our start upon this remarkable expedition. We found that all our possessions fitted very easily into the two canoes, and we divided our personnel, six in each, taking the obvious precaution in the interests of peace of putting one Professor into each canoe.” source
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