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For, at bottom, there is a tacit understanding between the more nobly gifted and more warmly disposed men of the present day. FOR AT BOTTOM THERE IS A TACIT UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MORE NOBLY GIFTED AND MORE WARMLY DISPOSED MEN OF THE PRESENT DAY
e bulwarks of this would-be culture. I was overcome by a general feeling of depression: my recourse to solitude was not arrogance or superciliousness." Whereupon, to account for his behaviour, he described the general character of modern educational methods so vividly that the philosopher could not help interrupting him in a voice full of sympathy, and crying words of comfort to him. "Now, silence for a minute, my poor friend," he cried; "I can more easily understand you now, and should not have lost my patience with you. You are altogether right, save in your despair. I shall now proceed to say a few words of comfort to you. How long do you suppose the state of education in the schools of our time, which seems to weigh so heavily upon you, will last? I shall not conceal my views on this point from you: its time is over; its days are counted. The first who will dare to be quite straightforward in this respect will hear his honesty re-echoed back to him by thousands of courageous souls. MIGHT STRUGGLE TO SHATTER THE BULWARKS OF THIS WOULD BE CULTURE I WAS OVERCOME BY A GENERAL FEELING OF DEPRESSION MY RECOURSE TO SOLITUDE WAS NOT ARROGANCE OR SUPERCILIOUSNESS WHEREUPON TO ACCOUNT FOR HIS BEHAVIOR HE DESCRIBED THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF MODERN EDUCATIONAL METHODS SO VIVIDLY THAT THE PHILOSOPHER COULD NOT HELP INTERRUPTING HIM IN A VOICE FULL OF SYMPATHY AND CRYING WORDS OF COMFORT TO HIM NOW SILENCE FOR A MINUTE MY POOR FRIEND HE CRIED I CAN MORE EASILY UNDERSTAND YOU NOW AND SHOULD NOT HAVE LOST MY PATIENCE WITH YOU YOU ARE ALTOGETHER RIGHT SAVE IN YOUR DESPAIR I SHALL NOW PROCEED TO SAY A FEW WORDS OF COMFORT TO YOU HOW LONG DO YOU SUPPOSE THE STATE OF EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOLS OF OUR TIME WHICH SEEMS TO WEIGH SO HEAVILY UPON YOU WILL LAST I SHALL NOT CONCEAL MY VIEWS ON THIS POINT FROM YOU ITS TIME IS OVER ITS DAYS ARE COUNTED THE FIRST WHO WILL DARE TO BE QUITE STRAIGHTFORWARD IN THIS RESPECT WILL HEAR HIS HONESTY RE ECHOED BACK TO HIM BY THOUSANDS OF COURAGEOUS SOULS
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