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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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