We seek true individuality and the true individuals. But we find them not. For lo, we mortals see what our poor eyes can see; and they, the true individuals, – they belong not to this world of our merely human sense and thought.
Josiah Royce Quotes
Of this our true individual life, our present life is a glimpse, a fragment, a hint, and in its best moments a visible beginning.
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| Birth: | 20th November, 1855 |
| Death: | 14th September, 1916 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Philosopher |
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