The Gods Are Athirst
The Gods Are Athirst
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May God account your act meritorious! That is of infinite concern for you. But God pays no heed to what is not done for his glory and is merely the out- come of purely natural virtue. Wherefore I beseech you, sir, to do for Him what you were led to do for me.
"Father," answered Brotteaux, "never trouble yourself on this head and do not think of gratitude.
What I am doing now, the merit of which you exag- gerate, — is not done for any love of you; for indeed, albeit you are a lovable man. Father..., I know you too little to love you. Nor yet do I act so for love of humanity; for I am not so simple as to think with * Don Juan ' that humanity has rights; indeed this pirejudice, in a mind so emancipated as his, grieves 180 THE GODS ARE ATHIRST me. I do it out of that selfishness which inspires mankind to perform all their deeds of generosity and self-sacrifice, by making them recognize them- selves in all who are unfortunate, by disposing them to commiserate their own calamities in the calam- ities of others and by inciting them to offer help to a mortal resembUng themselves in nature and des- tiny, so that they think they are succouring them- selves in succouring him.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
May God account your act meritorious! That is of infinite concern for you. But God pays no heed to what is not done for his glory and is merely the out- come of purely natural virtue. Wherefore I beseech you, sir, to do for Him what you were led to do for me.
"Father," answered Brotteaux, "never trouble yourself on this head and do not think of gratitude.
What I am doing now, the merit of which you exag- gerate, — is not done for any love of you; for indeed, albeit you are a lovable man. Father..., I know you too little to love you. Nor yet do I act so for love of humanity; for I am not so simple as to think with * Don Juan ' that humanity has rights; indeed this pirejudice, in a mind so emancipated as his, grieves 180 THE GODS ARE ATHIRST me. I do it out of that selfishness which inspires mankind to perform all their deeds of generosity and self-sacrifice, by making them recognize them- selves in all who are unfortunate, by disposing them to commiserate their own calamities in the calam- ities of others and by inciting them to offer help to a mortal resembUng themselves in nature and des- tiny, so that they think they are succouring them- selves in succouring him.
What to read after The Gods Are Athirst?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by France Anatole to read onlineMoreLess
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