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The philosopher once more began to speak: "Be careful to remember, my friend," said he, "there are two things you must not confuse. THE PHILOSOPHER ONCE MORE BEGAN TO SPEAK BE CAREFUL TO REMEMBER MY FRIEND HE SAID THERE ARE TWO THINGS YOU MUST NOT CONFUSE
rue German spirit." This spirit, linked to the Greeks by the noblest ties, and shown by its past history to have been steadfast and courageous, pure and lofty in its aims, its faculties qualifying it for the high task of freeing modern man from the curse of modernity--this spirit is condemned to live apart, banished from its inheritance. But when its slow, painful tones of woe resound through the desert of the present, then the overladen and gaily-decked caravan of culture is pulled up short, horror-stricken. We must not only astonish, but terrify--such was the philosopher's opinion: not to fly shamefully away, but to take the offensive, was his advice; but he especially counselled his companion not to ponder too anxiously over the individual from whom, through a higher instinct, this aversion for the present barbarism proceeded, "Let it perish: the Pythian god had no difficulty in finding a new tripod, a second Pythia, so long, at least, as the mystic cold vapours rose from the earth. OPHER VENTURED TO CALL THE TRUE GERMAN SPIRIT THIS SPIRIT LINKED TO THE GREEKS BY THE NOBLEST TIES AND SHOWN BY ITS PAST HISTORY TO HAVE BEEN STEADFAST AND COURAGEOUS PURE AND LOFTY IN ITS AIMS ITS FACULTIES QUALIFYING IT FOR THE HIGH TASK OF FREEING MODERN MAN FROM THE CURSE OF MODERNITY THE SPIRIT IS CONDEMNED TO LIVE APART BANISHED FROM ITS INHERITANCE BUT WHEN ITS SLOW PAINFUL TONES OF WOE RESOUND THROUGH THE DESERT OF THE PRESENT THEN THE OVERLADEN AND GAILY DECORATED CARAVAN OF CULTURE IS PULLED UP SHORT HORROR STRICKEN WE MUST NOT ONLY ASTONISH BUT TERRIFY SUCH WAS THE PHILOSOPHER'S OPINION NOT TO FLY SHAMEFULLY AWAY BUT TO TAKE THE OFFENSIVE WAS HIS ADVICE BUT HE ESPECIALLY COUNSELLED HIS COMPANION NOT TO PONDER TOO ANXIOUSLY OVER THE INDIVIDUAL FROM WHOM THROUGH A HIGHER INSTINCT THIS AVERSION FOR THE PRESENT BARBARISM PROCEEDED LET IT PERISH THE PYTHIAN GOD HAD NO DIFFICULTY IN FINDING A NEW TRIPOD A SECOND PYTHEA SO LONG AT LEAST AS THE MYSTIC COLD VAPORS ROSE FROM THE EARTH
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