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I was overcome by a general feeling of depression: my recourse to solitude was not arrogance or superciliousness." I WAS OVERCOME BY A GENERAL FEELING OF DEPRESSION MY RECOURSE TO SOLITUDE WAS NOT ARROGANCE OR SUPERCILIOUSNESS
ived from reports will, I hope, not mind being introduced here into the middle of a dialogue which I had begun to recount on the last occasion, and the last points of which I must now recall. The philosopher's young companion was just pleading openly and confidentially with his distinguished tutor, and apologising for having so far renounced his calling as a teacher in order to spend his days in comfortless solitude. No suspicion of superciliousness or arrogance had induced him to form this resolve. "I have heard too much from your lips at various times," the straightforward pupil said, "and have been too long in your company, to surrender myself blindly to our present systems of education and instruction. I am too painfully conscious of the disastrous errors and abuses to which you were wont to call my attention; and yet I know that I am far from possessing the requisite strength to meet with success, however valiantly I might struggle to shatter the bulwarks of this would-be culture. LECTURE HAS BEEN DERIVED FROM REPORTS WILL I HOPE NOT MINE BEING INTRODUCED HERE INTO THE MIDDLE OF A DIALOGUE WHICH I HAD BEGUN TO RECOUNT ON THE LAST OCCASION AND THE LAST POINTS OF WHICH I MUST NOW RECALL THE PHILOSOPHER'S YOUNG COMPANION WAS JUST PLEADING OPENLY AND CONFIDENTLY WITH HIS DISTINGUISHED TUTOR AND APOLOGIZING FOR HAVING SO FAR RENOUNCED HIS CALLING AS A TEACHER IN ORDER TO SPEND HIS DAYS IN COMFORTLESS SOLITUDE NO SUSPICION OF SUPERCILIOUSNESS OR ARROGANCE HAD INDUCED HIM TO FORM THIS RESOLVE I HAVE HEARD TOO MUCH FROM YOUR LIPS AT VARIOUS TIMES THE STRAIGHTFORWARD PUPIL SAID AND HAVE BEEN TOO LONG IN YOUR COMPANY TO SURRENDER MYSELF BLINDLY TO OUR PRESENT SYSTEMS OF EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION I AM TOO PAINFULLY CONSCIOUS OF THE DISASTROUS ERRORS AND ABUSES TO WHICH YOU WERE WONT TO CALL MY ATTENTION AND YET I KNOW THAT I AM FAR FROM POSSESSING THE REQUISITE STRENGTH TO MEET WITH SUCCESS HOWEVER VALIANTLY I MIGHT STRUGGLE TO SHATTER THE BULWARKS OF THIS WOULD BE CULTURE
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