The conscious skill of Voltaire was
delicate, subtle, full of vitality; but the
unconscious side of his nature was
essentially shallow, thin, largely un-
developed; and it is the preponder-
ance of the unconscious over the
conscious in a man's life which makes
him great in himself and equips him
for work of the highest quality. No
man can put his skill to the highest use
and give his knowledge the final touch
of individuality until both are so en-
tirely incorporated in his personality
that they have become part of himself.

This deepest and most vital of all
the processes of self-education and
self-unfolding, which is brought to
such perfection in men of the highest
creative power, is the fundamental
process of culture, -- the chief method
which every man uses, consciously or
unconsciously, who brings his nature

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