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Passage1.KnowledgeandVirtue

Knowledgeisonething,virtueisanother;goodsenseisnot

conscience,refinementisnothumility,norislargenessand

justnessofviewfaith.Philosophy,howeverenlightened,

howeverprofound,givesnocommandoverthepassions,no

influentialmotives,novivifyingprinciples.LiberalEducation

makesnottheChristian,nottheCatholic,butthegentleman.

Itiswelltobeagentleman,itiswelltohaveacultivated

intellect,adelicatetaste,acandid,equitable,dispassionate

mind,anobleandcourteousbearingintheconductoflife—thesearetheconnaturalqualitiesofalargeknowledge;they

aretheobjectsofaUniversity.Iamadvocating,Ishallillustrate

andinsistuponthem;butstill,Irepeat,theyarenoguarantee

forsanctityorevenforconscientiousness,andtheymayattach

tothemanoftheworld,totheprofligate,totheheartless,

pleasant,alas,andattractiveasheshowswhendeckedoutin

them.Takenbythemselves,theydobutseemtobewhatthey

arenot;theylooklikevirtueatadistance,buttheyare

detectedbycloseobservers,andinthelongrun;andhenceit

and

pretenseofaccusedpopularlyaretheythatis

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hypocrisy,not,Irepeat,fromtheirownfault,butbecausetheir

professorsandtheiradmirerspersistintakingthemforwhat

theyarenot,andareofficiousinarrogatingforthemapraise

towhichtheyhavenoclaim.Quarrythegraniterockwith

razors,ormoorthevesselwithathreadofsilk,thenmayyou

hopewithsuchkeenanddelicateinstrumentsashuman

knowledgeandhumanreasontocontendagainstthosegiants,

Passage2.“Packing”aPerson

Aperson,likeacommodity,needspackaging.Butgoing

toofarisabsolutelyundesirable.Alittleexaggeration,however,

doesnoharmwhenitshowstheperson'suniquequalitiesto

theiradvantage.Todisplaypersonalcharminacasualand

naturalway,itisimportantforonetohaveaclearknowledge

ofoneself.Amasterpackagerknowshowtointegrateartand

naturewithoutanytracesofembellishment,sothattheperson

sopackagedisnocommoditybutahumanbeing,livelyand

lovely.Ayoungperson,especiallyafemale,radiantwithbeauty

andfulloflife,hasallthefavorgrantedbyGod.Anyattemptto

makeupwouldbeself-defeating.Youth,however,comesand

goesinamomentofdoze.Packagingforthemiddle-agedis

primarilytoconcealthefurrowsploughedbytime.Ifyoustill

self-confidenceand

retaintoenoughexuberancelife'senjoy

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pursuepioneeringwork,youareuniqueinyournatural

qualities,andyourcharmandgracewillremain.Elderlypeople

arebeautifuliftheirriveroflifehasbeen,throughplains,

mountainsandjungles,runningitscourseasitshould.You

havereallylivedyourlifewhichnowarrivesatacomplacent

stageofserenityindifferenttofameorwealth.Thereisnoneed

toresorttohair-dyeing；thesnow-cappedmountainisitselfa

beautifulsceneoffairyland.Letyourlookschangefromyoung

tooldsynchronizingwiththenaturalageingprocesssoasto

keepinharmonywithnature,forharmonyitselfis

beauty,whiletheotherwayroundwillonlyendin

unpleasantness.Tobeintheelder'scompanyislikereadinga

thickbookofdeluxeeditionthatfascinatesonesomuchasto

bereluctanttopartwith.Aslongasonefindswhereone

stands,oneknowshowtopackageoneself,justasa

commodityestablishesitsbrandbytherightpackaging.

Passage3.ThreePassionsIHaveLivedfor

Threepassions,simplebutoverwhelminglystrong,have

governedmylife:

thelongingforlove,thesearchfor

knowledge,andunbearablepityforthesufferingof

mankind.Thesepassions,likegreatwinds,haveblownme

hitherandthither,inawaywardcourseoveradeepoceanof

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anguish,reachingtotheveryvergeofdespair.Ihavesought

love,first,becauseitbringsecstasy—ecstasysogreatthatI

wouldoftenhavesacrificedalltherestofmylifeforafew

hoursforthisjoy.Ihavesoughtit,next,becauseitrelieves

loneliness—thatterriblelonelinessinwhichoneshivering

consciousnesslooksovertherimoftheworldintothecold

unfathomablelifelessabyss.Ihavesoughtit,finally,becausein

theunionofloveIhaveseen,inamysticminiature,the

prefiguringvisionoftheheaventhatsaintsandpoetshave

imagined.ThisiswhatIsought,andthoughitmightseemtoo

goodforhumanlife,thisiswhat—atlast—Ihavefound.With

equalpassionIhavesoughtknowledge.Ihavewishedto

understandtheheartsofmen.Ihavewishedtoknowwhythe

starsshine...Alittleofthis,butnotmuch,Ihaveachieved.Love

andknowledge,sofarastheywerepossible,ledupward

towardtheheavens.Butalwayspitybroughtmebackto

earth.Echoesofcriesofpainreverberateinmyheart.Children

infamine,victimstorturedbyoppressors,helplessoldpeople—ahatedburdentotheirsons,andthewholeworldof

loneliness,poverty,andpainmakeamockeryofwhathuman

lifeshouldbe.Ilongtoalleviatetheevil,butIcannot,andItoo

living,and

worthithavefoundlife.Imybeenhassuffer.This

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wouldgladlyliveitagainifthechancewereofferedme.

Passage4.ALittleGirl

Sittingonagrassygrave,beneathoneofthewindowsof

thechurch,wasalittlegirl.Withherheadbentbackshewas

gazingupattheskyandsinging,whileoneofherlittlehands

waspointingtoatinycloudthathoveredlikeagoldenfeather

aboveherhead.Thesun,whichhadsuddenlybecomevery

bright,shiningonherglossyhair,gaveitametallicluster,andit

wasdifficulttosaywhatwasthecolor,darkbronzeorblack.So

completelyabsorbedwassheinwatchingthecloudtowhich

herstrangesongorincantationseemedaddressed,thatshe

didnotobservemewhenIroseandwenttowardsher.Over

herhead,highupintheblue,alarkthatwassoaringtowards

thesamegauzycloudwassinging,asifinrivalry.AsIslowly

approachedthechild,Icouldseebyherforehead,whichinthe

sunshineseemedlikeaglobeofpearl,andespeciallybyher

complexion,thatsheuncommonlylovely.Hereyes,whichat

onemomentseemedblue-gray,atanotherviolet,wereshaded

bylongblacklashes,curvingbackwardinamostpeculiar

way,andthesematchedinhuehereyebrows,andthetresses

thatweretossedabouthertenderthroatwerequiveringinthe

sunlight.AllthisIdidnottakeinatonce;foratfirstIcouldsee

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nothingbutthosequivering,glittering,changefuleyesturned

upintomyface.Graduallytheotherfeatures,especiallythe

sensitivefull-lippedmouth,grewuponmeasIstoodsilently

gazing.Hereseemedtomeamoreperfectbeautythanhad

evercometomeinmyloveliestdreamsofbeauty.Yetitwas

notherbeautysomuchasthelookshegavemethat

fascinatedme,meltedme.

Passage5DeclarationofIndependence

WhenintheCourseofhumanevents,itbecomes

necessaryforonepeopletodissolvethepoliticalbands

whichhaveconnectedthemwithanother,andtoassume

amongthepowersoftheearth,theseparateandequalstation

towhichtheLawsofNatureandofNature'sGodentitle

them,adecentrespecttotheopinionsofmankindrequiresthat

theyshoulddeclarethecauseswhichimpelthemtothe

separation.Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatall

menarecreatedequal,thattheyareendowedbytheirCreator

withcertainunalienableRights,thatamongtheseareLife,

LibertyandthepursuitofHappiness.—Thattosecurethese

rights,GovernmentsareinstitutedamongMen,derivingtheir

justpowersfromtheconsentofthegoverned,—That

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destructivebecomesGovernmentofFormanywhenever

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theseends,itistheRightofthePeopletoalterortoabolish

it,andtoinstitutenewGovernment,layingitsfoundationon

suchprinciplesandorganizingitspowersinsuchform,asto

themshallseemmostlikelytoeffecttheirSafetyand

Happiness.Prudence,indeed,willdictatethatGovernments

longestablishedshouldnotbechangedforlightandtransient

causes;andaccordinglyallexperiencehasshown,thatmankind

aremoredisposedtosuffer,whileevilsaresufferable,thanto

rightthemselvesbyabolishingtheformstowhichtheyare

accustomed.Butwhenalongtrainofabusesand

usurpations,pursuinginvariablythesameObjectevincesa

designtoreducethemunderabsoluteDespotism,itistheir

right,itistheirduty,tothrowoffsuchGovernment,andto

providenewGuardsfortheirfuturesecurity.—Suchhasbeen

thepatientsufferanceoftheseColonies;andsuchisnowthe

necessitywhichconstrainsthemtoaltertheirformerSystems

ofGovernment.ThehistoryofthepresentKingofGreat

Britainisahistoryofrepeatedinjuriesandusurpations,all

havingindirectobjecttheestablishmentofanabsolute

TyrannyovertheseStates.Toprovethis,letFactsbesubmitted

toacandidworld.

Passage6.ATributetotheDog

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Thebestfriendamanhasintheworldmayturnagainst

himandbecomehisenemy.Hissonordaughterthathehas

rearedwithlovingcaremayproveungrateful.Thosewhoare

nearestanddearesttous,thosewhomwetrustwithour

happinessandourgoodname,maybecometraitorstotheir

faith.Themoneythatamanhashemaylose.Itfliesawayfrom

him,perhapswhenheneedsitmost.Aman'sreputationmay

besacrificedinamomentofill-consideredaction.Thepeople

whoarepronetofallontheirkneestodoushonorwhen

successiswithusmaybethefirsttothrowthestoneofmalice

whenfailuresettlesitsclouduponourheads.Theone

absolutelyunselfishfriendthatmancanhaveinthisselfish

world,theonethatneverdesertshim,theonethatnever

provesungratef