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每天读点好英文:人生没有太晚的开始_暖小昕编译(第12章 首先做一个堂堂正正的人) 第(2/2)页

"Firstofall." , whenaskedwhathemeanttobe, "Imustmakemyselfaman; ifIdonotsucceedinthat, Icansucceedinnothing."

, , nottheonehalffull, ; whoseverylifeisaluxury; whofeelsaboundingpulsethroughouthisbody; whofeelslifeineverylimb, asdogsdowhenscouringoverthefield, orasboysdowhenglidingoverfieldsofice.

Dispensewiththedoctorbybeingtemperate; thelawyerbykeepingoutofdebt; thedemagogue, byvotingforhonestmen; andpoverty, bybeingindustrious.

Amanisneversohappyaswhenhesufficestohimself, andcanwalkwithoutcrutchesoraguide.

"Thebodyofanathleteandthesoulofasage," wroteVoltairetoHelvetius, "thesearewhatwerequiretobehappy."

Intheprofessions, itistrue, wefindgreaterskillandfaithfulness, butusuallytheyhavebeendevelopedattheexpenseofmentalandmoralbreadth.

Themerelyprofessionalmanisnarrow; worsethanthat, heisinasenseanartificialman, acreatureoftechnicalitiesandspecialties, , themostaccomplishedmanofmereprofessionalskillisoftenanullity; hehassunkhispersonalityinhisdexterity.

AsNaturetrieseverywaytoinduceustoobeyherlawsbyrewardingtheirobservancewithhealth, pleasureandhappiness, andpunishestheirviolationbypainanddisease, , beneathwhichallgreatblessingsareburied, andbeguilesthetediousmarchesbyholdingupbeforeusglitteringprizes, whichwemayalmosttouch, , ofcharacterbuildingthroughsufferingbythrowingasplendorandglamouroverthefuture; lestthehard, dryfactsofthepresentdisheartenus, , byholdingupatoyatadistance, notthatthechildmayreachthetoy, butthatitmaydevelopitsmusclesandstrength, , temptinguswithhigherandhighertoys, buteverwithoneobjectinview—thedevelopmentoftheman.


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