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Estas páginas que estás a punto de leer no son sino una ligera, leve recopilación de pensamientos suscitados en la autora al acercarse a la edad provecta: solo pretende con ellos compartir alguna vivencia común y hacernos sentir, como cuando éramos adolescentes, miembros de un grupo, “los senior”.

Setecientos años después de su muerte, la figura de Raimundo Lulio (o Ramon Llull, 1232-1316) se nos aparece más actual que nunca. A pesar de haber sido malinterpretado o ninguneado en su época, la extensa obra de Lulio, con más de 270 títulos, marca un precedente en áreas del conocimiento tan dispares como la combinatoria, el diálogo interreligioso, la literatura en lengua vernácula, la semiótica o, incluso, la moderna ciencia de la computación. Su pensamiento influyó autores posteriores de la importancia de Leibniz o Giordano Bruno, entre otros. Adentrarse en su vida y obra...

Excerpt from Biography of Mrs. Catherine Babington: The Only Woman Mason in the World, and How She Became a Blue Lodge Mason Hall of Lee Lodge, N 0. 253. This is to Certify, that Brother J. P. Babington is at the date of these presents, a Master Mason, in good and regular standing, and has paid all dues and is free from all charges, and is a member of Lee Lodge, working under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. 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...

Great men were once children, and perhaps, they even desired to have everything we now have at arm's reach. Some were born into poverty; others were orphaned and cared for by relatives or institutions. Extreme scarcity or social turmoil was often a part of their daily lives. However, these greats allowed themselves to envision a better future and follow their dreams. They worked incessantly to make their visions a reality. As a result, they've gifted humanity with proof that dreams do come true.