Vainglory 👍
Theory of Moral Sentiments , Adam Smith
Amidst all the greedy pomp of most ostentatious greatness
Amidst the venal and vile adulation of great and learned
Amidst the foolish accumulation of common people
Amidst the pride of conquest and war
He is still secretly pursued by avenging furies of shame and remorse!
Even the great Caesar , who could at an instant dismiss his enemies
Could not dismiss his suspicions!
And he felt 👍I have lived long enough , for Nature!
I am contented to die!
Certainly he had lived too long enough for real glory
Ie., that stems from the happiness in the love and esteem of his equals!!!
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