Excerpt from The Penalties of Taste: And Other Essays The purpose of knowledge is to increase the life and comfort Of man. We seem to seek knowledge for its own sake, but we do not. We enjoy the seeking, well knowing that some Of our findings will be useful. The ulterior aim is the mental happiness as well as the physical comfort Of the race, and especially of the individual. First we must have the necessities, bread, clothes, warmth and shelter; not merely for the moment, but for the future. The hand to-mouth method, ...
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Excerpt from The Penalties of Taste: And Other Essays The purpose of knowledge is to increase the life and comfort Of man. We seem to seek knowledge for its own sake, but we do not. We enjoy the seeking, well knowing that some Of our findings will be useful. The ulterior aim is the mental happiness as well as the physical comfort Of the race, and especially of the individual. First we must have the necessities, bread, clothes, warmth and shelter; not merely for the moment, but for the future. The hand to-mouth method, which most Of us pursue, is really repugnant to our instinctive sense. We desire to accumulate; it is only our weakness in the face of temptation that prevents us from doing it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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