Война и мир

Chapter 4

           Howdoesheuseit?

           AlexanderI—thepacifierofEurope,themanwhofromhisearlyyearshadstrivenonlyforhispeople’swelfare,theoriginatoroftheliberalinnovationsinhisfatherland—nowthatheseemedtopossesstheutmostpowerandthereforetohavethepossibilityofbringingaboutthewelfareofhispeoples—atthetimewhenNapoleoninexilewasdrawingupchildishandmendaciousplansofhowhewouldhavemademankindhappyhadheretainedpower—AlexanderI,havingfulfilledhismissionandfeelingthehandofGoduponhim,suddenlyrecognizestheinsignificanceofthatsupposedpower,turnsawayfromit,andgivesitintothehandsofcontemptiblemenwhomhedespises,sayingonly:

           “Notuntous,notuntous,butuntoThyName!...Itooamamanliketherestofyou.LetmelivelikeamanandthinkofmysoulandofGod.”

           Asthesunandeachatomofetherisaspherecompleteinitself,andyetatthesametimeonlyapartofawholetooimmenseformantocomprehend,soeachindividualhaswithinhimselfhisownaimsandyethasthemtoserveageneralpurposeincomprehensibletoman.

           Abeesettlingonaflowerhasstungachild.Andthechildisafraidofbeesanddeclaresthatbeesexisttostingpeople.Apoetadmiresthebeesuckingfromthechaliceofaflowerandsaysitexiststosuckthefragranceofflowers.Abeekeeper,seeingthebeecollectpollenfromflowersandcarryittothehive,saysthatitexiststogatherhoney

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