But to think of a man without his duration is just as abstract as to think of a man without his inside.
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Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Nature of the Physical World (1928); Exact wording and attribution checked. Explains a human life as extended through time, beyond a single present cross-section.
- The Nature of the Physical World (1928)
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