do, because it rests upon the unspeakably short-sighted opinion, that one can escape, by dint of his own strength and skill, by his wit and wisdom, the universal fate. “For after all these things do the Gentiles seek,” says Jesus. But there is nothing to be expected of this way of thinking, to suppose that one of himself can surmount his fate. “You cannot,” says Jesus, “add a cubit to your stature,” though you try ever so hard. What will your foolish cunning and worry help you? Can you even tell