I Admired In Others The Strength That

When I Was A Little Boy I Did Not, Of Course, Trouble Much About My Appearance.

The Stream Of Time Sweeps Away Errors, And Leaves The Truth For The Inheritance Of Humanity.

Under The Dominion Of The Priests Our Earth Became The Ascetic Planet; A Squalid Den Careering Through Space, Peopled By Discontented And Arrogant Creatures, Who Were Disgusted With Life, Abhorred Their Globe As A Vale Of Tears, And Who In Their Envy And Hatred Of Beauty And Joy Did Themselves As Much Harm As Possible.

I Did Not Know What It Was To Be Happy For A Whole Day At A Time, Scarcely For An Hour.

I Was A Town Child, It Is True, But That Did Not Prevent Me Enjoying Open-air Life, With Plants And Animals.