Anewdoctrine，receivedwithscreamsalittlewhileagobycantingmoralists，andstillnotproperlyworkedintothebodyofourthoughts，lightsusastepfartherintotheheartofthisroughbutnobleuniverse。Fornowadaystheprideofmandeniesinvainhiskinshipwiththeoriginaldust。Hestandsnolongerlikeathingapart。Closeathisheelsweseethedog，princeofanothergenus:
andinhimtoo，weseedumblytestifiedthesamecultusofanunattainableideal，thesameconstancyinfailure。Doesitstopwiththedog？Welookatourfeetwherethegroundisblackenedwiththeswarmingant:acreaturesosmall，sofarfromusinthehierarchyofbrutes，thatwecanscarcetraceandscarcecomprehendhisdoings；andherealso，inhisorderedpoliticsandrigorousjustice，weseeconfessedthelawofdutyandthefactofindividualsin。Doesitstop，then，withtheant？Ratherthisdesireofwell-doingandthisdoomoffrailtyrunthroughallthegradesoflife:ratheristhisearth，fromthefrostytopofEveresttothenextmarginoftheinternalfire，onestageofineffectualvirtuesandonetempleofpioustearsandperseverance。
Thewholecreationgroanethandtravailethtogether。Itisthecommonandthegod-likelawoflife。Thebrowsers，thebiters，thebarkers，thehairycoatsoffieldandforest，thesquirrelintheoak，thethousand-footedcreeperinthedust，astheysharewithusthegiftoflife，sharewithustheloveofanideal:strivelikeus-likeusaretemptedtogrowwearyofthestruggle-todowell；likeusreceiveattimesunmeritedrefreshment，visitingsofsupport，returnsofcourage；andarecondemnedlikeustobecrucifiedbetweenthatdoublelawofthemembersandthewill。Aretheylikeus，Iwonder，inthetimidhopeofsomereward，somesugarwiththedrug？dothey，too，standaghastatunrewardedvirtues，atthesufferingsofthosewhom，inourpartiality，wetaketobejust，andtheprosperityofsuchas，inourblindness，wecallwicked？Itmaybe，andyetGodknowswhattheyshouldlookfor。Evenwhiletheylook，evenwhiletheyrepent，thefootofmantreadsthembythousandsinthedust，theyelpinghoundsburstupontheirtrail，thebulletspeeds，theknivesareheatinginthedenofthevivisectionist；orthedewfalls，andthegenerationofadayisblottedout。Forthesearecreatures，comparedwithwhomourweaknessisstrength，ourignorancewisdom，ourbriefspaneternity。
Andaswedwell，welivingthings，inourisleofterrorandundertheimminenthandofdeath，Godforbiditshouldbemantheerected，thereasoner，thewiseinhisowneyes-Godforbiditshouldbemanthatweariesinwell-doing，thatdespairsofunrewardedeffort，oruttersthelanguageofcomplaint。Letitbeenoughforfaith，thatthewholecreationgroansinmortalfrailty，striveswithunconquerableconstancy:Surelynotallinvain。
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