奥里森·马登/OrisonMarden
Rousseausays: "Accordingtotheorderofnature, menbeingequal, theircommonvocationistheprofessionofhumanity; , thepulpit, , itistruehewillbeneitherasoldier, alawyer, ; Fortunemayremovehimfromoneranktoanother, ashepleases, hewillbealwaysfoundinhisplace."
"Firstofall." , whenaskedwhathemeanttobe, "Imustmakemyselfaman; ifIdonotsucceedinthat, Icansucceedinnothing."
, , nottheonehalffull, ; whoseverylifeisaluxury; whofeelsaboundingpulsethroughouthisbody; whofeelslifeineverylimb, asdogsdowhenscouringoverthefield, orasboysdowhenglidingoverfieldsofice.
Dispensewiththedoctorbybeingtemperate; thelawyerbykeepingoutofdebt; thedemagogue, byvotingforhonestmen; andpoverty, bybeingindustrious.
Amanisneversohappyaswhenhesufficestohimself, andcanwalkwithoutcrutchesoraguide.
"Thebodyofanathleteandthesoulofasage," wroteVoltairetoHelvetius, "thesearewhatwerequiretobehappy."
Intheprofessions, itistrue, wefindgreaterskillandfaithfulness, butusuallytheyhavebeendevelopedattheexpenseofmentalandmoralbreadth.
Themerelyprofessionalmanisnarrow; worsethanthat, heisinasenseanartificialman, acreatureoftechnicalitiesandspecialties, , themostaccomplishedmanofmereprofessionalskillisoftenanullity; hehassunkhispersonalityinhisdexterity.
