... I flatter myself the beasts that perish could not underbid that, as a low form of consciousness.And what a pleasure it was! What a hearty, tolerant temper did it bring about!There is nothing captious about a man who has attained to this, the one possible apotheosis in life, the Apotheosis of Stupidity; and he begins to feel dignified and longevous like a tree.
.....我自认为,会毁灭的兽类是不可能以更便(bian4)宜的方式获得那种低级的意识形式的。并且，那感觉是多么愉悦啊！它带来那么友善，宽容的情绪！对一位达到生命中可能出现的这种理想境界，一种愚傻状态的人，是没什么可苛责的；于此他开始感觉到像一棵树一样的尊严与长寿。
The 6th paragraph of Chapter 20 －－The Lower Oise Changed Times
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