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What indeed is life, unless so far as it is enjoyed? it does not merit the name.
-William Godwin
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What Indeed Is Life, Unless So Far

William Godwin
What indeed is life, unless so far as it is enjoyed? it does not merit the name.
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We humans have had from time unknown the compulsion to name things and thus to be able to deal with them. the name we give to something shapes our attitude toward it. and in ancient thought the name itself has power, so that to know someone's name is to have a certain power over him. and in some societies, as you know, there was a public name and a real or secret name, which would not be revealed to others.
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You will see in this my notion of good works, that i am far from expecting to merit heaven by them. by heaven we understand a state of happiness, infinite in degree, and eternal in duration. i can do nothing to deserve such rewards... even the mixed imperfect pleasures we enjoy in this world, are rather from god's goodness than our merit, how much more such happiness of heaven!
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