62 A METHOD OF MEASURING THE DEVELOPMENT 



faults of memory and attention, and this is infinitely less 

 painful. The central thought, which it is necessary to repro- 

 duce, is the following: "Life is neither good nor bad, but 

 mediocre, for it is inferior to that which we desire, and su- 

 perior to that which others desire for us." The terms used 

 matter little ; the essential thing is that the thought be well 

 understood ; and this will be the less doubtful, the less the 

 subject tries to repeat the text verbatim. 



