| (seq. 45)[80]
When acting upon a weak
mind it impels it to absurdity
and sours it with discontent -
72 He who knows, & knowing
can acknowledge his deficiency,
though his foot be not on the
summit, yet he hath he
his eye there --
89 Let us quiet
our passions, not by grati-
fying, but subduing them;
let us conquer our mean-
ness, not by rest, but by
exertion-- Thus do I
win their ears & their con-
fidence. Step by step I
lead them on. I lay upon
the mysteries of science; I
expose the beauties of art;
I call the graces & the muses
to my aid; the song, the lyre
& the dance. Temperance pre-
sides at the repast, innocence
at the festival; disgust is
changed to satisfaction,
listlessness to curiosity; bru-
tality, to elegance; lust gives
place to love; Bachanalian
hilarity to friendship. --
[81]
Tell me not, Zeno, that the
teacher is vicious who washes
depravity from the youthful
heart, who logs the storm of
its passions, & turns all its
sensibilities to good
99 Explanation always approaches
or widen differences be-
tween friends --
102 He who has many friends
must have many ene-
mies, for you know
he must be the abject
mark of envy, jealousy
& spleen --
110 Any single study, however
useful & noble in itself, is
unworthy, the entire employ
of a curious & powerful
intellect - the man who
pursues one line of knowl
edge, to the exclusion of
others, though he should
follow it up to its very
end, would never be
learned or wise -- | (seq. 45)[80]
When acting upon a weak
mind it impels it to absurdity
and sours it with discontent -
72 He who knows, & knowing
can acknowledge his deficiency,
though his foot be not on the
summit, yet he hath he
his eye there --
89 Let us quiet
our passions, not by grati-
fying, but subduing them;
let us conquer our mean-
ness, not by rest, but by
exertion-- Thus do I
win their ears & their con-
fidence. Step by step I
lead them on. I lay upon
the mysteries of science; I
expose the beauties of art;
I call the graces & the muses
to my aid; the song, the lyre
& the dance. Temperance pre-
sides at the repast, innocence
at the festival; disgust is
changed to satisfaction,
listlessness to curiosity; bru-
tality, to elegance; lust gives
place to love; Bachanalian
hilarity to friendship. --
[81]
Tell me not, zeno, that the
teacher is vicious who washes
depravity from the youthful
heart, who logs the storm of
its passions, & turns all its
sensibilities to good
99 Explanation always approaches
or widen differences be-
tween friends --
102 He who has many friends
must have many ene-
mies, for you know
he must be the abject
mark of envy, jealousy
& spleen --
110 Any single study, however
useful & noble in itself, is
unworthy, the entire employ
of a curious & powerful
intellect - the man who
pursues one line of knowl
edge, to the exclusion of
others, though he should
follow it up to its very
end, would never be
learned or wise -- |
EN