I Was Always Hearing That I Was

The Crowd Will Follow A Leader Who Marches Twenty Paces Ahead Of Them, But If He Is A Thousand Paces Ahead Of Them, They Will Neither See Nor Follow Him.

But When I Was Twelve Years Old I Caught My First Strong Glimpse Of One Of The Fundamental Forces Of Existence, Whose Votary I Was Destined To Be For Life - Namely, Beauty.

I Was Not Given To Looking At Life In A Rosy Light.

I Was Not Afraid Of What I Did Not Like. To Overcome Dislike Of A Thing Often Satisfied One's Feeling Of Honour.

Since Fresh Examples And Proofs Could Always Be Found Of The Alleged Relation Between Guilt And Punishment: If You Behave In Such And Such A Way, It Will Go Badly With You. Now, As It Generally Does Go Badly, The Allegation Was Constantly Confirmed; And Thus Popular Morality, A Pseudo- Science On A Level With Popular Medicine, Continually Gained Ground.