He had lived (without being conscious of it) by those spiritual truths which he had imbibed with his mother's milk; but in thought he had not only not acknowledged those truths, but had studiously evaded them.
Aveva vissuto (senza averne coscienza) di quelle verità spirituali ch’egli aveva succhiato col latte, e aveva pensato non solo senza riconoscere queste verità, ma eludendole con cura.