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They run away from it, because it makes them freezing cold, and in this world one has to have warm feet. Besides, it would inevitably make me moody. Why else do we so often see devout people so hard, so angry, so unsociable? THEY RUN AWAY FROM IT BECAUSE IT MAKES THEM FREEZING COLD AND IN THIS WORLD ONE HAS TO HAVE WARM FEET BESIDES IT WOULD INEVITABLY MAKE ME MOODY WHY ELSE DO WE SO OFTEN SEE DEVOUT PEOPLE SO HARD SO ANGRY SO UNSOCIABLE
 But it's the one best suited to my character as a lazy man, fool, and scoundrel. ME: I agree with that. HIM: And since I can find happiness through vices natural to me, which I've acquired without working, which I maintain without effort, which are compatible with the customs of my country, which suit the taste of those who protect me and are closer to their small particular needs than virtues which would embarrass them, by criticizing them morning and night, it would be really odd if I were to go on tormenting myself like some soul in hell in order to cut myself up and make myself something other than I am, to give myself a character foreign to my own, very worthy qualities--I'll concede that, to avoid an argument--but which would cost me a great deal to acquire and to practise, and which would lead to nothing, perhaps worse than nothing, because all the time I'd have to satirize the rich people among whom beggars like me have to find a living. People praise virtue, but they hate it. AND THE LEAST HONEST HIM BUT IT'S THE ONE BEST SUITED TO MY CHARACTER AS A LAZY MAN FOOL AND SCOUNDREL ME I AGREE WITH THAT HIM AND SINCE I CAN FIND HAPPINESS THROUGH VICES NATURAL TO ME WHICH I'VE ACQUIRED WITHOUT WORKING WHICH I MAINTAIN WITHOUT EFFORT WHICH ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE CUSTOMS OF MY COUNTRY WHICH SUIT THE TASTE OF THOSE WHO PROTECT ME AND ARE CLOSER TO THEIR SMALL PARTICULAR NEEDS THAN VIRTUES WHICH WOULD EMBARRASS THEM BY CRITICIZING THEM MORNING AND NIGHT IT WOULD BE REALLY ODD IF I WERE TO GO ON TORMENTING MYSELF LIKE SOME SOUL IN HELL IN ORDER TO CUT MYSELF UP AND MAKE MYSELF SOMETHING OTHER THAN I AM TO GIVE MYSELF A CHARACTER FOREIGN TO MY OWN VERY WORTHY QUALITIES ALL CONCEDE THAT TO AVOID AN ARGUMENT BUT WHICH WOULD COST ME A GREAT DEAL TO ACQUIRE AND TO PRACTISE AND WHICH WOULD LEAD TO NOTHING PERHAPS WORSE THAN NOTHING BECAUSE ALL THE TIME I'D HAVE TO SATIRIZE THE RICH PEOPLE AMONG WHOM BEGGARS LIKE ME HAVE TO FIND A LIVING PEOPLE PRAISE VIRTUE BUT THEY HATE IT
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