Here too a man needs a loftiness of mind far beyond my own littleness of spirit if he is to correct this disorderly and unprofitable delight that ordinary people enjoy. He must try to divert their attention to something more useful so that church people will follow and defer to him. He should not be governed by their desires. It is impossible to acquire this power except by these two qualities: contempt of praise and the force of eloquence. If either is lacking the one left is made useless by th