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ME: Occupy a position in society and carry out its duties? HIM: Vanity. ME OCCUPY A POSITION IN SOCIETY AND CARRY OUT ITS DUTIES HIM VANITY
in romantic frame of mind which we don't have, a peculiar soul, a strange taste. You dress this weirdness up with the name virtue. You call it philosophy. But are virtue and philosophy made for everyone? Some are able to get them, and some can keep them. Imagine a wise and philosophical universe. You'll concede it would be devilishly sad. So long live philosophy, long live the wisdom of Solomon. Drink good wine, gorge oneself on choice delicacies, roll around on beautiful women, lie on lovely soft beds. Other than that, the rest is nothing but vanity. ME: What about defending one's country? HIM: That's vanity. There's no country any more. From one pole to the other all I see is tyrants and slaves. ME: Helping one's friends? HIM: Vanity. Does one really have friends? And if we had, would we have to make them ungrateful? Look closely, and you'll notice that that's almost always what you get back for services rendered. Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is put there to be shaken off. SION YOUR VERSION ASSUMES A CERTAIN ROMANTIC FRAME OF MIND WHICH WE DON'T HAVE A PECULIAR SOUL A STRANGE TASTE YOU DRESS THIS WEIRDNESS UP WITH THE NAME VIRTUE YOU CALL IT PHILOSOPHY BUT ARE VIRTUE AND PHILOSOPHY MADE FOR EVERYONE SOME ARE ABLE TO GET THEM AND SOME CAN KEEP THEM IMAGINE A WISE AND PHILOSOPHICAL UNIVERSE YOU'LL CONCEDE IT WOULD BE DEVILISHLY SAD SO LONG LIVE PHILOSOPHY LONG LIVE THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON DRINK GOOD WINE GORGE ONESELF ON CHOICE DELICACIES ROLL AROUND ON BEAUTIFUL WOMEN LYING ON LOVELY SOFT BEDS OTHER THAN THAT THE REST IS NOTHING BUT VANITY ME WHAT ABOUT DEFENDING ONE'S COUNTRY HIM THAT'S VANITY THERE'S NO COUNTRY ANY MORE FROM ONE POLE TO THE OTHER ALL I SEE IS TYRANTS AND SLAVES ME HELPING ONE'S FRIENDS HIM VANITY DOES ONE REALLY HAVE FRIENDS AND IF WE HAD WE'LL WE HAVE TO MAKE THEM UNGRATEFUL LOOK CLOSELY AND YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THAT'S ALMOST ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET BACK FOR SERVICES RENDERED GRATITUDE IS A BURDEN AND EVERY BURDEN IS PUT THERE TO BE SHAKEN OFF
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