text_original: According to his friends, his cynicism was a mere affectation to hide a sensitive and gene  rous nature ; his bitterness arose from his disappoint  ment at finding so few men or women who came up to a really high standard of nobleness ; his homage of the great was but the half disguised mockery of a scornful philosopher. Probably the picture drawn by the friends is on the whole more near to life than that painted by the enemies.
text_transcription: ACCORDING TO HIS FRIENDS HIS CYNICISM WAS A MERE AFFECTATION TO HIDE A SENSITIVE AND GENEROUS NATURE HIS BITTERNESS AROSE FROM HIS DISAPPOINTMENT AT FINDING SO FEW MEN OR WOMEN WHO CAME UP TO A REALLY HIGH STANDARD OF NOBLENESS HIS HOMAGE OF THE GREAT WAS BUT THE HALF DISGUISED MOCKERY OF A SCORNFUL PHILOSOPHER PROBABLY THE PICTURE DRAWN BY THE FRIENDS IS ON THE WHOLE MORE NEAR TO LIFE THAN THAT PAINTED BY THE ENEMIES
phonemes: ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tə hɪz fɹˈɛndz, hɪz sˈɪnɪsˌɪzəm wʌzɐ mˈɪɹ ɐfɪktˈeɪʃən tə hˈaɪd ɐ sˈɛnsᵻtˌɪv ænd dʒˈiːn ɹˈuːz nˈeɪtʃɚ ; hɪz bˈɪtɚnəs ɚɹˈoʊz fɹʌm hɪz dˌɪsɐpˈɔɪnt mˈɛnt æt fˈaɪndɪŋ sˌoʊ fjˈuː mˈɛn ɔːɹ wˈɪmɪn hˌuː kˈeɪm ˌʌp tʊ ɐ ɹˈiəli hˈaɪ stˈændɚd ʌv nˈoʊbəlnəs ; hɪz hˈɑːmɪdʒ ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt wʌz bˌʌt ðə hˈæf dɪsɡˈaɪzd mˈɑːkɚɹi əvə skˈɔːɹnfəl fɪlˈɑːsəfɚ. pɹˈɑːbəbli ðə pˈɪktʃɚ dɹˈɔːn baɪ ðə fɹˈɛndz ɪz ɔnðə hˈoʊl mˈɔːɹ nˌɪɹ tə lˈaɪf ðɐn ðæt pˈeɪntᵻd baɪ ðɪ ˈɛnəmiz.