圆（3）…Eachnewstepwetakeinthoughtreconcilestwentyseeminglydiscordantfacts?asexpressionsofonelaw.AristotleandPlatoarereckonedtherespectiveheadsoftwoschools.AwisemanwillseethatAristotleplatonizes.Bygoingonestepfartherbackinthought?discordantopinionsarereconciledbybeingseentobetwoextremesofoneprinciple?andwecannevergosofarbackastoprecludeastillhighervision.…Valorconsistsinthepowerofself?recovery?sothatamancannothavehisflankturned?cannotbeout?generalled?butputhimwhereyouwill?hestands.Thiscanonlybebyhispreferringtruth?tohispastapprehensionoftruth?andhisalertacceptanceofitfromwhateverquarter;theintrepidconvictionthathislaws?hisrelationstosociety?hisChristianity?hisworld?mayatanytimebesupersededanddecease.…Conversationisagameofcircles.Inconversationwepluckuptheterminiwhichboundthecommonofsilenceoneveryside.Thepartiesarenottobejudgedbythespirittheypartakeandevenexpressorrowtheywillhaverecededfromthishigh??morrowyoushallfindthemstoopingundertheoldpack?saddles.Yetletusenjoytheclovenflamewhilstitglowsonourwalls.Wheneachnewspeakerstrikesanewlight?emancipatesusfromtheoppressionofthelastspeakertooppressuswiththegreatnessandexclusivenessofhisownthought?thenyieldsustoanotherredeemer?weseemtorecoverourrights?tobecomemen.O?whattruthsprofoundandexecutableonlyinagesandorbs?aresupposedintheannouncementofeverytruth!Incommonhours?societysitscoldandstatuesque.Weallstandwaiting?empty?knowing,possibly?thatwecanbefull?surroundedbymightysymbolswhicharenotsymbolstous?butproseandtrivialtoys.Thencomeththegodandconvertsthestatuesintofierymen?andbyaflashofhiseyeburnsuptheveilwhichshroudedallthings?andthemeaningoftheveryfurniture?ofcupandsaucer?ofchairandclockandtester?ismanifest.Thefactswhichloomedsolargeinthefogsofyesterday?property?climate?breeding?personalbeautyandthelike?havestrangelychangedtheirproportions.Allthatwereckonedsettledshakesandrattles;andliteratures?cities?climates?religions?leavetheirfoundationsanddancebeforeoureyes.Andyethereagainseetheswiftcircumscription!Goodasisdiscourse,silenceisbetter?andshamesit.Thelengthofthediscourseindicatesthedistanceofthoughtbetwixtthespeakerandthehearer.Iftheywereataperfectunderstandinginanypart?nowordswouldbenecessarythereon.Ifwordswouldbesuffered.