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[01:49.18]Taken by themselves, they do but seem to bewhat they are not;
[01:54.44]they look like virtue at a distance, but they are detected by close observers, and in the long run;
[02:02.10]and hence it is that they are popularly accused of pretense and hypocrisy,
[02:08.66]not, Irepeat,from theirownfault,
[02:11.84]but because theirprofessors and their admirers persist in taking themforwhat they are not,
[02:18.94]andare officious in arrogatingfor them apraise to which they have no claim.
[02:25.84]Quarry thegranite rockwith razors, ormoorthe vesselwith athread of s ilk,
[02:32.18]then may you hope with such keen and delicate instruments as human knowledge
[02:38.75]andhuman reason to contendagainst those giants, thepassion and thepride of man.
Passage 2. “Packing”a Person
Aperson, like a commodity, needs packaging. But going toofar is absolutely undesirable.A little exaggeration, however, does no harm when it shows the person's unique qualities to their advantage. To display personal charm in a casualand naturalway, it is importantfor one to have a clear knowledge of oneself.Amasterpackagerknows howto integrate art andnaturewithout any traces ofembelli