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1.
Never before in the history of civilization had it been so generally
taken for granted that man's freedom, his dignity, his happiness,
even what we call his "prosperity", were the only things that count.
2.
There are no feminine characteristics more marked than a passion
for detail and an unerring memory.
Women can give you an exact and circumstantial account of some quite
insignificant conversation with a friend years before; and what is worse,
they do.
3.
He had sunk in up to his chest. I anchored my ax and held fast.
But he didn't need help.
He crawled out by himself.
He couldn't see the bottom.
Crevasses are to mountaineering what sand traps are to golf; you put the
ball in the sand trap once in a while, and that's part of the game.
4.
It is gnerally accepted that death is the end of life.
What we call "animals", it seems, are not aware of life itslf.
And they do not know abou the existence of death,either.
It is only human beings that "discover" death, are troubled about it,
think about it, and even publish magazines featuring special articles on death.
5.
The heat from a wood fire is irregular, sometimes very hot and
then cooling suddenly.
A charcoal fire, on the othe hand, burns slowly and with a steady even heat.
And what is even more important in metal work, you can raise or lower this heart,
at will, by the amount of blast you force from your bellows.
補足
最初に⁇ってメールがきて、 What are you saying? とメールがきたので、何言ってんの？だとおもうのですが。