Henry James (1843–1916) American novelist, short story author, and literary critic
Overheard by his nephew, Billy James, in 1902; quoted in Leon Edel, Henry James: A Life, vol V: The Master 1901-1916 (1972).
“The third kind of life is the life of contemplation”
The Ethics Of Aristotle (Vol. I), Bk. 1, Chapter III
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