text_original: Confident in himself and proud of the confidence which he inspired in his countrymen, he was absolutely devoid of that self consciousness and restlessness which toi tured some of his more conscientious colleagues. He took all the blows of advei*se fortune with equanimity, and he never bore a grudge.
text_transcription: CONFIDENT IN HIMSELF AND PROUD OF THE CONFIDENCE WHICH HE INSPIRED IN HIS COUNTRYMEN HE WAS ABSOLUTELY DEVOID OF THAT SELF CONSCIOUSNESS AND RESTLESSNESS WHICH TORTURED SOME OF HIS MORE CONSCIENTIOUS COLLEAGUES HE TOOK ALL THE BLOWS OF ADVERSE FORTUNE WITH EQUANIMITY AND HE NEVER BORE A GRUDGE
phonemes: kˈɑːnfɪdənt ɪn hɪmsˈɛlf ænd pɹˈaʊd ʌvðə kˈɑːnfɪdəns wˌɪtʃ hiː ɪnspˈaɪɚd ɪn hɪz kˈʌntɹɪmˌɛn, hiː wʌz ˌæbsəlˈuːtli dɪvˈɔɪd ʌv ðæt sˈɛlf kˈɑːnʃəsnəs ænd ɹˈɛstləsnəs wˌɪtʃ tˈɔɪ tjˈʊɹd sˌʌm ʌv hɪz mˈɔːɹ kˌɑːnsɪˈɛnʃəs kˈɑːliːɡz. hiː tˈʊk ˈɔːl ðə blˈoʊz ʌv ɐdvˈeɪ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk sˈiː fˈɔːɹtʃʊn wɪð ˌiːkwɐnˈɪmᵻɾi, ænd hiː nˈɛvɚ bˈɔːɹ ɐ ɡɹˈʌdʒ.