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ThomasCarlyle
Allwork,even-spinning,isnoble;workisaloheresaidaedondiooalldignityispainful;alifeofeaseisnotforanyman,nod.ThelifeofallgodsfiguresitselftousasaSublimeSadnessofIleagainstInfiniteLabhestreligiohe‘WorshipofSorrow.’Forthesonofmanthereisnonoble,wellworn,orevenillworn,butisaofthorhings,inspokenwords,orstillbetter,iinctsalivei,wereonown.
&hewholewretess,thewholeAtheismasIan’sways,iions,shadowitselfforusinthatunspeakableLife-philosophyofhis:Thepretensiohecalls“happy”
?Everypitifulestwhipsterthatwalkswithinaskinhashisheadfilledwiththenotionthatheis,shallbe,orbyallhumananddivinelawsoughttobe,“happy”
.Hiswishes,thepitifulestwhipster’s,aretobefulfilledforhim;hisdays,thepitifulestwhipster’s,aretofloweofe,impossibleeveheprophetspreachtous,Thoushaltbehappy;thoushaltlovepleasantthings,andfihepeopleclamor,whyhavewenotfouhings?
&ructourtheoryofHumao-NoblenessPrineversomistaken;no,buto-HappinessPrihewordSoulwithus,asinsomeSlavos,seemstobesynonymousleadandspeak,inourParliamentsaasfromtheSoul,butfromtheStomach;—wherefore,indeed,saresoslowtoprofit.Wepleadnod’sjustice;weareandgandpleadingforourows”
,ourowrade-profits;wesay.Theyarethe“is”
ofsomany;thereissuteheminus!Wedemarade,withmuchjustvoandbehepoorerclasses,whoareterriblyill-offatpresent,mayhaveew-Orleansbaenaskoradeplatforms,howdomitablespiritofEupwithoutplentyofba?Weshallbeearuiion!—surely,myfrieyofbaisgoodandindispe,Idoubt,youwillevenbaingonlyatthat.Youaremen,notanimalsofprey,well-usedorill-used!Yreatest-HappinessPriomefastbeingaratheruifweshouldceasebabblingabout“happiness”
,aingonitsownbasis,asitusedtodo!
AgiftedByronrisesinhiswrath;aoosurelythatheforhispartisnot“happy”
,declaresthesameinveryviolentlanguage,asapieewsthatmaybeievidentlyhassurprisedhimmuedislikestoseeamareduossugs:butonthewhole,asmattersgo,thatisdislikable.Byroruthinthismatter.Byreaudieeshowtrueitisfelttobe.
“Happy”
,mybrother?Firstofall,whatdifferewhetherthouarthappyornot!TodaybeesYesterdaysofast,allTomorrowsbeeYesterdays;ahereisiohe“happiquiteaion.Nay,thouhastsuchasacredpityleftatleastforthyself,thyverypainsooYesterdaybeejoystothee.Besides,thoukwhatheavenlyblessednessandindispeivevirtuewasihoushaltonlyknowitaftermanydays,whenthouartwiser!—Abeeonsatonpany,atientfallensiandizing,whomhehadjust,toobrieflyi’sjudgment,beenexamining.ThefoolishPatientstillatintervalsuedtobreakinonourdiscourse,romisedtotakeaphilosophi:“ButIhavelostmyappetite,”
saidhe,ate,withatoatedpathos;“Ihavee;I’teat!”
—“Mydearfellow,”
aheDoildesttoisestduedhisphilosophicaldisgwithus!
&ionsfordis.
1)Whydidtheauthorsay“Allwork,even-spinning,isnoble”
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2)Whydidtheauthorsay“alifeofeaseisnotforanyman,nod”
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3)Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoainsandharshobearinwork?
4)Whodothe“pitifulestwhipsters”
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