Author: Frederick Alonzo Wiggin

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Published: 2016-06-25

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9781332753895

Excerpt from Cubes and Spheres in Human Life The grace and beauty of an Apollo lurks long in the rough-hewn boulder from the quarry before its majes tic outlines are gradually uncovered and revealed under the skilful hand of the artist. The diamond from the mine, jagged, misshapen, almost Opaque, suggests nothing of the brilliance and fire to be re leased under the polishing wheel. Similarly, human beings are like unto cubes until the attrition of Life's experiences by which Law is comprehended, rounds off the angular corners, until the sharp edges are wrought upon by the design of the Infinite Artist, when the cube becomes a sphere the fittest emblem of Deity - whose image and like ness man is intended to re ect. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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."