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Passage1.knowledgeandVirtue

Knowledgeisonething,virtueisanother;goodsenseisnotconscience,refinementisnothumilitynorislargenessandjustnessofviewfaith.Philosophy,howeverenlightened,howeverprofound,givesnocommandoverthepassions,noinfluentialmotives,novivifyingprinciples.LiberalEducationmakesnottheChristian,nottheCatholic,butthegentleman.Itiswelltobeagentleman,itiswelltohaveacultivatedintellect,adelicatetaste,acandid,equitable,dispassionatemind,anobleandcourteousbearingintheconductoflife—thesearetheconnaturalqualitiesofalargeknowledge;theyaretheobjectsofaUniversity.Iamadvocating,Ishallillustrateandinsistuponthem;butstill,Irepeat,theyarenoguaranteeforsanctityorevenforconscientiousness,andtheymayattachtothemanoftheworld,totheprofligate,totheheartless,pleasant,alas,andattractiveasheshowswhendeckedoutinthem.Takenbythemselves,theydobutseemtobewhattheyarenot;theylooklikevirtueatadistance,buttheyaredetectedbycloseobservers,andinthelongrun;andhenceitisthattheyarepopularlyaccusedofpretenseandhypocrisy,not,Irepeat,fromtheirownfault,butbecausetheirprofessorsandtheiradmirerspersistintakingthemforwhattheyarenot,andareofficiousinarrogatingforthemapraisetowhichtheyhavenoclaim.Quarrythegraniterockwithrazors,ormoorthevesselwithathreadofsilk,thenmayyouhopewithsuchkeenanddelicateinstrumentsashumanknowledgeandhumanreasontocontendagainstthosegiants,thepassionandtheprideofman.

Passage2.“Packing”aPerson

Aperson,likeacommodity,needspackaging.Butgoingtoofarisabsolutelyundesirable.Alittleexaggeration,however,doesnoharmwhenitshowstheperson'suniquequalitiestotheiradvantage.Todisplaypersonalcharminacasualandnaturalway,itisimportantforonetohaveaclearknowledgeofoneself.Amasterpackagerknowshowtointegrateartandnaturewithoutanytracesofembellishment,sothatthepersonsopackagedisnocommoditybutahumanbeing,livelyandlovely.Ayoungperson,especiallyafemale,radiantwithbeautyandfulloflife,hasallthefavorgrantedbyGod.Anyattempttomakeupwouldbeself-defeating.Youth,however,comesandgoesinamomentofdoze.Packagingforthemiddle-agedisprimarilytoconcealthefurrowsploughedbytime.Ifyoustillenjoylife'sexuberanceenoughtoretainself-confidenceandpursuepioneeringwork,youareuniqueinyournaturalqualities,andyourcharmandgracewillremain.Elderlypeoplearebeautifuliftheirriveroflifehasbeen,throughplains,mountainsandjungles,runningitscourseasitshould.Youhavereallylivedyourlifewhichnowarrivesatacomplacentstageofserenityindifferenttofameorwealth.Thereisnoneedtoresorttohair-dyeing；thesnow-cappedmountainisitselfabeautifulsceneoffairyland.Letyourlookschangefromyoungtooldsynchronizingwiththenaturalageingprocesssoastokeepinharmonywithnature,forharmonyitselfisbeauty,whiletheotherwayroundwillonlyendinunpleasantness.Tobeintheelder'scompanyislikereadingathickbookofdeluxeeditionthatfascinatesonesomuchastobereluctanttopartwith.Aslongasonefindswhereonestands,oneknowshowtopackageoneself,justasacommodityestablishesitsbrandbytherightpackaging.

Passage3.ThreePassionsIHaveLivedfor

Threepassions,simplebutoverwhelminglystrong,havegovernedmylife:

thelongingforlove,thesearchforknowledge,andunbearablepityforthesufferingofmankind.Thesepassions,likegreatwinds,haveblownmehitherandthither,inawaywardcourseoveradeepoceanofanguish,reachingtotheveryvergeofdespair.Ihavesoughtlove,first,becauseitbringsecstasy—ecstasysogreatthatIwouldoftenhavesacrificedalltherestofmylifeforafewhoursforthisjoy.

[00:

47.70]Ihavesoughtit,next,becauseitrelievesloneliness

[00:

52.19]—thatterriblelonelinessinwhichoneshiveringconsciousness

[00:

57.46]looksovertherimoftheworldintothecoldunfathomablelifelessabyss.

[01:

04.12]Ihavesoughtit,finally,becauseintheunionofloveIhaveseen,

[01:

10.02]inamysticminiature,

[01:

11.89]theprefiguringvisionoftheheaventhatsaintsandpoetshaveimagined.

[01:

17.90]ThisiswhatIsought,andthoughitmightseemtoogoodforhumanlife,

[01:

23.92]thisiswhat—atlast—Ihavefound.

[01:

28.08]WithequalpassionIhavesoughtknowledge.

[01:

32.12]Ihavewishedtounderstandtheheartsofmen.

[01:

36.06]Ihavewishedtoknowwhythestarsshine...

[01:

40.44]Alittleofthis,butnotmuch,Ihaveachieved.

[01:

45.37]Loveandknowledge,sofarastheywerepossible,ledupwardtowardtheheavens.

[01:

53.35]Butalwayspitybroughtmebacktoearth.

[01:

56.96]Echoesofcriesofpainreverberateinmyheart.

[02:

01.67]Childreninfamine,victimstorturedbyoppressors,helplessoldpeople

[02:

08.23]—ahatedburdentotheirsons,

[02:

10.97]andthewholeworldofloneliness,poverty,andpainmakeamockeryofwhathumanlifeshouldbe.

[02:

19.28]Ilongtoalleviatetheevil,butIcannot,andItoosuffer.

[02:

25.73]Thishasbeenmylife.

[02:

28.36]Ihavefounditworthliving,andwouldgladlyliveitagain

[02:

32.52]ifthechancewereofferedme.

[00:

01.43]Passage4.ALittleGirl

[00:

05.59]Sittingonagrassygrave,beneathoneofthewindowsofthechurch,wasalittlegirl.

[00:

14.23]Withherheadbentbackshewasgazingupattheskyandsinging,

[00:

19.37]whileoneofherlittlehandswaspointingtoatinycloud

[00:

24.08]thathoveredlikeagoldenfeatheraboveherhead.

[00:

28.56]Thesun,whichhadsuddenlybecomeverybright,shiningonherglossyhair,

[00:

35.01]gaveitametallicluster,anditwasdifficulttosaywhatwasthecolor,darkbronzeorblack.

[00:

43.26]Socompletelyabsorbedwassheinwatchingthecloudtowhichherstrangesongorincantationseemedaddressed,

[00:

52.40]thatshedidnotobservemewhenIroseandwenttowardsher.

[00:

57.00]Overherhead,highupintheblue,

[01:

00.50]alarkthatwassoaringtowardsthesamegauzycloudwassinging,asifinrivalry.

[01:

07.09]AsIslowlyapproachedthechild,

[01:

10.05]Icouldseebyherforehead,whichinthesunshineseemedlikeaglobeofpearl,

[01:

16.28]andespeciallybyhercomplexion,thatsheuncommonlylovely.

[01:

22.19]Hereyes,whichatonemomentseemedblue-gray,atanotherviolet,

[01:

27.33]wereshadedbylongblacklashes,curvingbackwardinamostpeculiarway,

[01:

33.25]andthesematchedinhuehereyebrows,

[01:

36.53]andthetressesthatweretossedabouthertenderthroatwerequiveringinthesunlight.

[01:

42.43]AllthisIdidnottakeinatonce;

[01:

45.28]foratfirstIcouldseenothingbutthosequivering,glittering,changefuleyesturnedupintomyface.

[01:

53.26]Graduallytheotherfeatures,especiallythesensitivefull-lippedmouth,

[01:

59.06]grewuponmeasIstoodsilentlygazing.

[02:

02.45]Hereseemedtomeamoreperfectbeautythanhadevercometomeinmyloveliestdreamsofbeauty.

[02:

09.79]Yetitwasnotherbeautysomuchasthelookshegavemethatfascinatedme,meltedme.

[00:

00.87]Passage5DeclarationofIndependence

[00:

07.00]WhenintheCourseofhumanevents,

[00:

10.39]itbecomesnecessaryforonepeopletodissolvethepoliticalbands

[00:

15.75]whichhaveconnectedthemwithanother,

[00:

17.93]andtoassumeamongthepowersoftheearth,

[00:

21.22]theseparateandequalstationtowhichtheLawsofNatureandofNature'sGodentitlethem,

[00:

28.33]adecentrespecttotheopinionsofmankind

[00:

32.16]requiresthattheyshoulddeclarethecauseswhichimpelthemtotheseparation.

[00:

38.08]Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,

[00:

44.74]thattheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwithcertainunalienableRights,

[00:

50.21]thatamongtheseareLife,LibertyandthepursuitofHappiness.

[00:

55.47]—Thattosecuretheserights,GovernmentsareinstitutedamongMen,

[01:

00.39]derivingtheirjustpowersfromtheconsentofthegoverned,

[01:

05.31]—ThatwheneveranyFormofGovernmentbecomesdestructiveoftheseends,

[01:

10.67]itistheRightofthePeopletoalterortoabolishit,

[01:

15.38]andtoinstitutenewGovernment,

[01:

17.90]layingitsfoundationonsuchprinciplesandorganizingitspowersinsuchform,

[01:

24.35]astothemshallseemmostlikelytoeffecttheirSafetyandHappiness.

[01:

30.37]Prudence,indeed,willdictatethatGovernmentslongestablished

[01:

35.51]shouldnotbechangedforlightandtransientcauses;

[01:

39.34]andaccordinglyallexperiencehasshown,

[01:

42.62]thatmankindaremoredisposedtosuffer,whileevilsaresufferable,

[01:

48.64]thantorightthemselvesbyabolishingtheformstowhichtheyareaccustomed.

[01:

53.89]Butwhenalongtrainofabusesandusurpations,

[01:

58.16]pursuinginvariablythesameObjectevincesadesigntoreducethem

[02:

03.63]underabsoluteDespotism,itistheirright,itistheirduty,

[02:

08.88]tothrowoffsuchGovernment,andtoprovidenewGuardsfortheirfuturesecurity.

[02:

15.56]—SuchhasbeenthepatientsufferanceoftheseColonies;

[02:

20.58]andsuchisnowthenecessitywhichconstrainsthemtoaltertheirformerSystemsofGovernment.

[02:

28.49]ThehistoryofthepresentKingofGreatBritain[GeorgeIII]

[02:

34.00]isahistoryofrepeatedinjuriesandusurpations,

[02:

38.82]allhavingindirectobjecttheestablishmentofanab