Chapter 33: January 8

⁠​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌⁠What beings are men, whose whole thoughts are occupied with form and ceremony, who for years together devote their mental and physical exertions to the task of advancing themselves but one step, and endeavouring to occupy a higher place at the table. Not that such persons would otherwise want employment: on the contrary, they give themselves much trouble by neglecting important business for such p