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Many a one, by stoically confining his needs within a narrow compass, will shortly and easily reach the sphere in which he may forget, and, as it were, shake off his ego, so that he can enjoy perpetual youth in a solar system of timeless and impersonal things. Another widens the scope and needs of his ego as much as possible, and builds the mausoleum of this ego in vast proportions, as if he were prepared to fight and conquer that terrible adversary, Time. MANY A ONE BY STOICALLY CONFINING HIS NEEDS WITHIN A NARROW COMPASS WILL SHORTLY AND EASILY REACH THE SPHERE IN WHICH HE MAY FORGET AND AS IT WERE SHAKE OFF HIS EGO SO THAT HE CAN ENJOY PERPETUAL YOUTH IN A SOLAR SYSTEM OF TIMELESS AND IMPERSONAL THINGS ANOTHER WIDENS THE SCOPE AND NEEDS OF HIS EGO AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND BUILDS THE MAUSOLEUM OF HIS EGO IN VAST PROPORTIONS AS IF HE WERE WELL PREPARED TO FIGHT AND CONQUER THAT TERRIBLE ADVERSARY TIME
ffensive, 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." The philosopher once more began to speak: "Be careful to remember, my friend," said he, "there are two things you must not confuse. A man must learn a great deal that he may live and take part in the struggle for existence; but everything that he as an individual learns and does with this end in view has nothing whatever to do with culture. This latter only takes its beginning in a sphere that lies far above the world of necessity, indigence, and struggle for existence. The question now is to what extent a man values his ego in comparison with other egos, how much of his strength he uses up in the endeavour to earn his living.  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 THE PHILOSOPHER ONCE MORE BEGAN TO SPEAK BE CAREFUL TO REMEMBER MY FRIEND HE SAID THERE ARE TWO THINGS YOU MUST NOT CONFUSE A MAN MUST LEARN A GREAT DEAL THAT HE MAY LIVE AND TAKE PART IN THE STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE BUT EVERYTHING THAT HE HAS AN INDIVIDUAL LEARNS AND DOES WITH THIS END IN VIEW HAS NOTHING WHATEVER TO DO WITH CULTURE THIS LATTER ONLY TAKES ITS BEGINNING IN A SPHERE THAT LIES FAR ABOVE THE WORLD OF NECESSITY INDULGENCE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE THE QUESTION NOW IS TO WHAT EXTENT A MAN VALUES HIS EGO IN COMPARISON WITH OTHER EGOS HOW MUCH OF HIS STRENGTH HE USES UP IN THE ENDEAVOUR TO EARN HIS LIVING
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