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.
Vivía, sin comprenderlo, a base de las verdades espirituales que mamara con leche de su madre, pero pensaba, no sólo no reconociendo tales verdades, sino apartándose de ellas deliberadamente.