Collections on Ethics for All People

The catchword "Stär-" in the original likely indicates the next page begins with a word such as "Stärke" (strength).

A small horizontal decorative vignette ornament at the top center of the page.

One thing always follows another.
Should we, in eternally gloomy days,
Plague ourselves often in vain with worries
And with inner sorrow?

No, our days should not always be gloomy,
No, they should not always be sad.
To diminish the thousandfold pain,
He Referring to the Creator mentioned on the previous page. instills in our hearts the most beautiful impulse original: "Trieb" (impulse or drive). In this context, it refers to a natural, divinely-implanted inclination of the human soul.—
love.

Now people spend their hours
Calmly, without bitterness,
And when they have felt the burden of the day,
They taste the bliss original: "Seligkeit." As noted previously, this implies a spiritual or heavenly state of happiness found within the earthly home. of love.

See, the countryman original: "Landmann." This refers to a farmer or peasant, often used in Enlightenment-era poetry to represent the "honest" and "simple" man of the earth. returns tired from work
Back into his straw-roofed house,
He seeks his wife—then sweet peace beckons to him
In her gaze and in the joyful circle of children.