satisfaction of their requirements; and, having discovered this, I
convinced myself that labor for the satisfaction of one's own needs
falls of itself into various kinds of labor, each one of which
possesses its own charm, and which not only do not constitute a
burden, but which serve as a respite to one another. I have made a
rough division of this labor (not insisting on the justice of this
arrangement), in accordance with my own needs in life, into four
parts, corresponding to the four stints of labor of which the day is
composed; and I seek in this manner to satisfy my requirements.

These, then, are the answers which I have found for myself to the
question, "What is to be done?"

First, Not to lie to myself, however far removed my path in life may
be from the true path which my reason discloses to me.

Second, To renounce my consciousness of my own righteousness, my
superiority especially over other people; and to acknowledge my
guilt.

Third, To comply with that eternal and indubitable law of humanity,-
-the labor of my whole being, feeling no shame at any sort of work;
to contend with nature for the maintenance of my own life and the
lives of others.



Footnote:

{1} An omission by the censor, which I am unable to supply. TRANS.