Aspects of Pessimism (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Aspects of Pessimism<br><br>"As man seeks to be a Redeemer, he ceases to ask why the world needs Redemption." - Julia Wedgwood.<br><br>"When Herakles was taken up to the consistory of the gods, he approached Here first of all, and saluted her.<br><br>"'How,' said Zeus, 'do you first seek your worst enemy to do her courtesy'<br><br>"'Yea,'said Herakles, 'her malice it was made me do such deeds as have lifted me to Heaven.'" - From the German.<br><br>" Beyond the path of the outmost sun through utter darkness hurled - Further than ever comet flared or vagraut star-dust swirled -<br><br>Live such as fought and sailed and ruled and loved and made our world.<br><br>They take their mirth in the joy of earth - they dare not grieve for her pain -<br><br>They know of toil and the end of toil, they know God's law is plain,<br><br>So they whistle the Devil to make them sport who know that Sin is vain." - Rudtard Kipling.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.