text_original: The soft, benevolent, yielding, sympathetic feelings — eventually valued so highly that they almost became "intrinsic values," were for a very long time actually despised by their possessors: gentleness was then a sub  ject for shame, just as hardness is now (compare B( yond Good and Evil, Aph.
text_transcription: THE SOFT BENEVOLENT YIELDING SYMPATHETIC FEELINGS EVENTUALLY VALUED SO HIGHLY THAT THEY ALMOST BECAME INTRINSIC VALUES WERE FOR A LONG TIME ACTUALLY DESPISED BY THEIR POSSESSORS GENTLENESS WAS THEN A SUBJECT FOR SHAME JUST AS HARDNESS IS NOW COMPARE BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL APH
phonemes: ðə sˈɔft, bənˈɛvələnt, jˈiːldɪŋ, sˌɪmpəθˈɛɾɪk fˈiːlɪŋz — ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli vˈæljuːd sˌoʊ hˈaɪli ðæt ðeɪ ˈɔːlmoʊst bɪkˈeɪm "ɪntɹˈɪnsɪk vˈæljuːz," wɜː fɚɹə vˈɛɹi lˈɔŋ tˈaɪm ˈæktʃuːəli dᵻspˈaɪzd baɪ ðɛɹ pəzˈɛsɚz: dʒˈɛntəlnəs wʌz ðˈɛn ɐ sˈʌb dʒˈɛkt fɔːɹ ʃˈeɪm, dʒˈʌst æz hˈɑːɹdnəs ɪz nˈaʊ (kəmpˈɛɹ bˈiː( jˈɑːnd ɡˈʊd ænd ˈiːvəl, ˌeɪpˌiːˈeɪtʃ.