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Men are so prone to contentmentLos hombres son tan propensos a la complacencia

With the most common things, and his spirit and sensesCon las cosas más comunes, y su espíritu y sentidos

They become so easily insensitive to impressionsSe vuelven tan fácilmente insensibles a las impresiones

Of beauty and perfection, that each one of usDe belleza y perfección, que cada uno de nosotros

He had to strive to nurture in his intelligence the faculty ofDebe esforzarse por nutrir en su inteligencia la facultad de

Perceive these sensationsPercebir estas sensaciones

That's why each one, once every dayEs por eso que cada uno, una vez al día

You must listen to a short song, read adebe escuchar una canción corta, leer una

Beautiful poetry, see a good painting andhermosa poesía, ver una buena pintura y

If possible, speak a few sensible wordssi es posible, decir unas palabras sensatas

Men are so prone to contentmentLos hombres son tan propensos a la complacencia

With the most common things, and his spirit and sensesCon las cosas más comunes, y su espíritu y sentidos

They become so easily insensitive to impressionsSe vuelven tan fácilmente insensibles a las impresiones

Of beauty and perfection, that each one of usDe belleza y perfección, que cada uno de nosotros

He had to strive to nurture in his intelligence the faculty ofDebe esforzarse por nutrir en su inteligencia la facultad de

Perceive these sensationsPercebir estas sensaciones

Men and women do not seek to feed their spiritLos hombres y mujeres no buscan alimentar su espíritu

With the culture that he possesses, but he tries to be inCon la cultura que poseen, sino que intentan estar en

The vanity that the world offers him, because he puts themla vanidad que el mundo les ofrece, porque les hace creer

To think that not doing it is nobody in life, and thatque no hacerlo no es nadie en la vida, y que

To be accepted within the circles you have to bepara ser aceptado en los círculos debes estar

In fashiona la moda

Men are so prone to contentmentLos hombres son tan propensos a la complacencia

With the most common things, and his spirit and sensesCon las cosas más comunes, y su espíritu y sentidos

They become so easily insensitive to impressionsSe vuelven tan fácilmente insensibles a las impresiones

Of beauty and perfection, that each one of usDe belleza y perfección, que cada uno de nosotros

He had to strive to nurture in his intelligence the faculty ofDebe esforzarse por nutrir en su inteligencia la facultad de

Perceive these sensationsPercebir estas sensaciones