Скорбота сатани

Chapter 28

           Itisconstantlymademanifesttousintheunexpectedandalmostinstantaneousdownfallofcertainmembersofsocietywhohaveheldtheirheadsproudlyabovetheircompeersandhavepresumedtoposeasexamplesoflightandleadingtothewholecommunity;weseeitinthecapriciousfortunesofkingsandstatesmen,whoareinfavouronedayanddisgracedthenext,andvastchangesarewroughtwithsuchinexplicablequicknessthatitisscarcelywonderfultohearofcertainreligioussectswho,wheneverythingisprosperingmorethanusuallywellwiththem,makehastetoputongarmentsofsackcloth,andcastashesontheirheads,prayingaloud"Prepareus,OLord,fortheevildayswhichareathand!"ThemoderationoftheStoics,whoconsidereditimpiouseithertorejoiceorgrieve,andstrovetomaintainanequablemiddlecoursebetweentheopposingelementsofsorrowandjoy,withoutallowingthemselvestobeledawaybyover-muchdelightorover-muchmelancholy,wassurelyawisehabitoftemperament.I,wholivedmiserablyasfarasmyinnerandbetterconsciousnesswasconcerned,wasyetoutwardlysatisfiedwiththematerialthingsoflifeandtheluxuriessurroundingmeandIbegantotakecomfortinthesethings,andwiththemendeavouredtoquellandignoremymoresubtlegriefs,succeedingsofarinthatIbecamemoreandmoreofathoroughmaterialisteveryday,lovingbodilyease,appetizingfood,costlywine,andpersonalindulgencetoadegreethatrobbedmegraduallyofeventhedesireformentaleffort.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 445 з 677