text_original: People always seem ready and rather pleased to hold their own age up to contempt and ridicule, as if they themselves did not belong to it ; as if they were sitting aloft in a balloon, looking down at the foolish creatures crawling and crowding upon the earth, in a spirit of philosophical contemplation.
text_transcription: PEOPLE ALWAYS SEEM READY AND RATHER PLEASED TO HOLD THEIR OWN AGE UP TO CONTEMPT AND RIDICULE AS IF THEY THEMSELVES DID NOT BELONG TO IT AS IF THEY WERE SITTING ALOFT IN A BALLOON LOOKING DOWN AT THE FOOLISH CREATURES CRAWLING AND CROWDING UPON THE EARTH IN A SPIRIT OF PHILOSOPHICAL CONTEMPLATION
phonemes: pˈiːpəl ˈɔːlweɪz sˈiːm ɹˈɛdi ænd ɹˈæðɚ plˈiːzd tə hˈoʊld ðɛɹ ˈoʊn ˈeɪdʒ ˌʌp tə kəntˈɛmpt ænd ɹˈɪdɪkjˌuːl, æz ɪf ðeɪ ðɛmsˈɛlvz dɪdnˌɑːt bᵻlˈɔŋ tʊ ɪt ; æz ɪf ðeɪ wɜː sˈɪɾɪŋ ɐlˈɔft ɪn ɐ bəlˈuːn, lˈʊkɪŋ dˌaʊn æt ðə fˈuːlɪʃ kɹˈiːtʃɚz kɹˈɔːlɪŋ ænd kɹˈaʊdɪŋ əpˌɑːn ðɪ ˈɜːθ, ɪn ɐ spˈɪɹɪt ʌv fˌɪləsˈɑːfɪkəl kˌɑːntəmplˈeɪʃən.