man as an individual is responsible for his own actions; if he achieves happiness, he has himself to thank, and if he is unhappy, he alone is responsible for his misery. It is difficult for us to realize with what profound concern the Sadducees and Pharisees insisted upon the detailed observance of trivial religious duties. To them, though, there was nothing trivial about the multitudinous rules, and we can only with difficulty appreciate how that attitude and belief affected everything they did