1、第一篇：Youth Youthisimeoflife; it isa e ofmind;itisnotamatterofrosycheeks,red lips and supple knees;is a matter of the will, a第一篇：Youth Youthisimeoflife; it isa e ofmind;itisnotamatterofrosycheeks,red lips and supple knees;is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions;

2、it is the freshness of the springsofYouth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 numberofyears.Wegrowoldbydesertingourn a boy of 20. Nobody grows old merely by Yearsmaywrinkle theskin,buttogiveup e

3、nthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.Worry,fear,self-distrustbowsheartand turnsthe spiritbacktoWhether 60 or 16, there is in every human beings heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing appetite whats next and the joy of the game of he center of your heart and my heart, there is a sion;so long as it receivesmess

4、ages ofbeauty,hope, courage erfromman and fromthe solongasyouareWhen your aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then youve grown old, even at 20; but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, hopeyoumaydieyoungatThreeDaystoThr

5、eeDaystoAll of us have read thrilling stories in which the hero had only a limited and specified time to Sometimes it was as long as a year, sometimes as short as 24 hours. But always we erested discovering just how the doomed hero chose to spend his last days or his last hours. I speak, of course,

6、freemenwhohaveachoice,notcondemnedcriminalswhosesphereofactivitiesisstrictlySuch storiessetusthinking,wonderingwhat we should doundersimilar.Whatevents, ,whattionsshouldweothoselasthoursasmortalbeings,what Sometimes I have thought it would be anexcellent rule to live eachday as if we should die tomo

7、rrow.an attitudewouldemphasizesharplythe valuesoflife.We should liveeachdaywith gentleness,vigorand keenness of tion which are often lost when time stretches before he constant panorama more days and months and years to come. There are those, of course, who would adopt motto of “Eat, drink, and be m

8、erry”. But most people would be chastened by the y of In stories the doomed hero is usually saved at the last minute by some stroke of fortune, but almost his sense of values is changed. es more tive of the meaning of life and its spiritual values. s often been t those who live, or have he shadow of

9、 death bring mellow tnesstoeverythingtheyMost of us, however, take life ranted. We t one day we must die, but tday as farhe future. When we are inbuoyant health,death is all but unimaginable.We seldom thinkof it. The days stretch out in an endless vista. So we go about our petty tasks, hardly Most o

10、f us, however, take life ranted. We t one day we must die, but tday as farhe future. When we are inbuoyant health,death is all but unimaginable.We seldom thinkof it. The days stretch out in an endless vista. So we go about our petty tasks, hardly aware of our attitudetowardThe same rgy, I am afraid,

11、 characterizes the use of all our faculties and senses. Only the te hearing, only the blind realize the manifold tin sight. Particularly does observation apply to those who have lost sight and hearing in adult life. But those who have never impairment of sight or hearing seldom make the fullest use

12、of these blessed faculties. Their eyes and take in all sights and sounds hazily, oncentration and with little tion. It is the same storyofnotbeinggratefulforwhatwehaveuntilweloseit,ofnotbeingconsciousof tilweareI have oftenthought itwouldbe ablessing ifeach humanbeingwere strickenblindanddeafforafew

13、at some time during his early adult life. Darkness would make him more would teachhimthejoysoftive of sight; 第三篇：CompanionshipofBooks 以書為伴（節選CompanionshipofA man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps; for there is companionship ofbooks aswell asofmen; and ones

14、houldalwaysbooksorofhebestcompany,whetheritbeA good book may be among the best of friends. It is the same t it always was, and it will change. It is the most patient and cheerful of companions. It does not turn its back upon us in times of adversity or distress. It always receives us with the same k

15、indness; amusing and instructing us in andcomfortingandconsolingusinMen often discover their affinity to each otherby the mutual love they have for a book just as ssometimes discover a friend by the admiration which both entertain for a third. There is an old proverb, Love me, love my dog.” But ther

16、e is more his:” Love me, love my book.” The book is a and higher bond of union. Men can think, feel, and sympathize with each other through their author.Theyliveinhimtogether,andA good book is often the best urn of a life enshrining the t life could think out; for the world of mans life is, for the

17、most part, but the world of his thoughts. Thus the best books are treasuries of words, the golden thoughts, which, remembered and e our constant companions sess an essence of immortality. They are by far the most lasting products of human Templesanduesdecay,butrvive.Timeisofno accountwithgreatthough

18、ts,which areastoday as when passed through their authors minds, ages ago. What was then said and still speaks to us as vividly as ever from the ed page. The only effect of time have been to sift out broducts;fornothinginliteraturecanlongsurviveebutwhatisreallyroduceothebestsociety;theybringotheprese

19、nceofthegreatestvelived. We hear what they said and did; we see the as if they were really alive; we sympathize with enjoy with them, grieve with them; their es ours, and we feel as roduceothebestsociety;theybringothepresenceofthegreatestvelived. We hear what they said and did; we see the as if they

20、 were really alive; we sympathize with enjoy with them, grieve with them; their es ours, and we feel as if we were in a actorswithhesceneswhichtheyThe great and good donotdie,hisworld.Embalmed inbooks,theirspiritswalkabroad.Theisalivingvoice.Itisellecttowhichonstill第四篇：IfIRest,IRust IfIRest,I The si

21、gnificant inscription found on an old key“If I rest, I rust”would be an excellent motto for who are afflicted with the slightest bit of idleness. Even the most might adopt it heunusedkey,advantagetoserve asat,ifoneallowshisfacultiestorest,like the willsoonshowsignsofrustand,y,cannotdotheworkrequired

22、ofThose who would he heights reached and kept by great men must keep their faculties polished constant use, t they may unlock the doors of knowledge, the t guard the to s,toscience,art,literature,agricultureeverydepartmentofhumanIndustrykeepsbrightthe topensthe treasuryofachievement.IfHughMiller,aft

23、ertoilingalldaya quarry,had devoted hisevenings torest and recreation,he would nevere a famous The rated n, Edmund Stone, would never have published a mathematical neverhave found the key to science of mathematics, if he had given his spare moments to idleness, had little Scotch lad, Ferguson, allow

24、ed the busy brain to go to sleep while he tended sheep on the instead of calculating ition of the stars by a string of beads, he would never e a Labor vanquishes allnot inconstant, spasmodic, or ill-directed labor; but faithful, unremitting, effort toward a well-directed e. Just as truly as eternal

25、vigilance is the price of liberty, so is industrythepriceofnobleandenduring第五篇：Ambition It is not difficult to imagine a world short of ambition. It would probably be a kinder world: with demands,withouts,without ments.Peoplewouldhavetimeforreflection.Such workthey did would not be for themselves bu

26、t for the collectivity. Competition would never enter would be eliminated, e a thing of the past. The stress of creation would be at an end. would no longer be troubling, but purely ratory in its functions. Longevity would be increased, eople would die oftackorstroke causedbytumultuousendeavor.Anxie

27、tywould be mbitionlongdepartedfromthehumanTimewouldstretchonandon,Ah,howvedboringlifewouldThereisastrongt t sisamyth,andambitionthereforeasham.Doesthistsdoesnotreallyt achievementisatbottomttheefforts ofmenandwomenof no significance alongside the force of movements and events now not all s, obviousl

28、y, is esteeming,nor all ambition worth cultivating. Which are and which are not is something one soon learns on ones own. But even the most cynical secretly t s sdoesnotreallyt achievementisatbottomttheefforts ofmenandwomenof no significance alongside the force of movements and events now not all s,

29、 obviously, is esteeming,nor all ambition worth cultivating. Which are and which are not is something one soon learns on ones own. But even the most cynical secretly t s t achievement for a great deal; t the true myth t the actions of men and women are useless. To otherwise is to take on a of t is l

30、ikely to be deranging. It is, in its implications, to remove motivesforerestinent,andregardWe do not choose to be born. We do not choose our parents. We do not choose our historical epoch, country of our birth, or the immediate of our upbringing. We do not, most of us, choose die; nordo we choose th

31、e time orconditions of ourdeath. But within all this realm of ess, we choosehowweshalllive:courageouslyorincowardice,honorablyordishonorably,witheorin We decide what is important and what is trivial in life. We t what makes us significant is what we do or what we refuse to do. But no matter how indi

32、fferent the universe may be to our s,theseandsareourstomake.Wedecide.Wechoose.Andaswedecideandsoareourlivesheend,formingourowndestinyiswhatambitionis第六篇：WhatIhaveLivedfor WhatIHaveLivedThree s, ut overwhelmingly strong, erned my life: the longing for love, the for knowledge, and ty for the suffering

33、 of ind. These s, like great winds, blownmehitherandthither,inawayward course,overadeep oceanofuish,reachingto the veryIhave sought,becauseitbringsecstasyecstasysotIwouldoftenhavesacrificedallrestofmy lifefor afewhoursforthis joy. Ihave sought it,next,because it vesloneliness-t loneliness in which o

34、ne shivering consciousness looks overthe rim of the o the cold lifeless abyss. I have sought it, finally, he union of love I have seen, in a mystic miniature, prefiguring of the t s and poets have imagined. This is what I sought, and though mightseemtoogoodforhumanlife,thisiswhat-astIhaveWithequalI

35、have sought knowledge. Ihave wished tounderstand thehearts ofmen. Ihave toknowwhythestars shine.AndIhavetriedto apprehendtheswayabovetheflux.Alittle ofthis,butnotmuch,Ihave erbywhichnumberLove and knowledge, so far as they sible, led upward toward the heavens. But always it me back to earth. Echoes

36、of cries of pain y heart.Children in famine, victims tortured oppressors,helplessoldpeopleahated burdentotheirsons,andthewhole worldofloneliness,poverty,ake a mockery of what human life should be. I long to alleviate the evil, but I cannot, and I This hasbeenmy life. I havefound itworth living,and w

37、ould gladly live itagain if thechance were 第七篇：WhenLoveBeckonsYou WhenLoveBeckonsWhen lovebeckons to you, followhim, thoughhis ways are hard and steep. And whenhis wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to veinhim,thoughhisvoicemay

38、shatteryourdreamsasthenorthwindlayswastetheForevenaslovecrownsyouWhenLoveBeckonsWhen lovebeckons to you, followhim, thoughhis ways are hard and steep. And whenhis wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to veinhim,thoughhisvoicemays

39、hatteryourdreamsasthenorthwindlayswastetheForevenaslovecrownsyousoshallhecrucifyyou. Evenashe isforyourgrowthso isheforyourEven as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest t he sun, so shall descendtoourrootsandshakeheirclingingtotheBut if, in your fear, you would seek only loves peace

40、and loves pleasure, then it is better for t your nakedness and pass out of loves threshing-o the seasonless world where you laugh, but not all of your laughter, p, but not all of your tears. Love gives naught but it self takesnaughtbutfromitself.sessesnot,norwould itsessed,forlovefficientuntoLovehas

41、nootherdesirebuttofulfillitself.Butifyouloveandvedesires,letthesebeyourTomeltandbelikearunningtsingsitsmelodytotheToknowthepainoftoomuchTobewoundedbyyourownunderstandingofAndtobleedwillinglyandTowakeatdawnwingedheartandnksforanotherdayofthenoonhourandelovesToreturnhomeateventidewithAndthentosleeppay

42、erforthebelovedinyourheartandasongofpraiseuponyour第八篇：TheRoadtos TheRoadtosItistyoungmenshouldbeginatthebeginningandoccupythemostitions.Manythe leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust upon them at the very of their career. They roduced to the broom, and spent hours of t

43、heir business sout the office. I notice we have janitors and janitresses now in , and our young y tsalutary branch of businesseducation. But ifby chance the al per absent any morning, the boy who has ius of the future partner in him will not e to try handatthebroom. Itdoesnothurt thenewestcomerto p

44、outthe office if sary.I wasoneofspersAt you have all obtained employment and are fairly started, my advice to you is “aim high”. would not give a fig for the young man who does not already see himself the partner or the head of important firm. Do not rest content for a moment in your thoughts as hea

45、d clerk, or managerin anyconcern,nomatterhowextensive.Saytoyourself,“Myplaceis atthetop.” Be king in And here iswould not give a fig for the young man who does not already see himself the partner or the head of important firm. Do not rest content for a moment in your thoughts as head clerk, or manag

46、erin anyconcern,nomatterhowextensive.Saytoyourself,“Myplaceis atthetop.” Be king in And here is the prime condition of s, the great secret: concentrate your energy, thought, and exclusivelyupon the businessin which you are engaged. Having begun in one line, resolve tofight it out tline,toleadinit,ad

47、opteveryimprovement,havethebestmachinery,andknowthemostaboutThe concernswhich fail are those which have scattered theircapital, t they have their brains also. They have his, t, or the other, here there, and everywhere. put all youreggs in one basket.” is all wrong. l you to “put all your eggs in one

48、 basket, and then t basket.” Lookround you and takenotice,men who t not often fail. It is easy towatch and the one basket. It is trying to carry too manytbreaks most hiscountry.He who three baskets must put one on his head, which is apt to tumble and trip him up. One fault of the businessmanislackof

49、TosummarizewhatIhave said:aimforthehighest;neverenterabarroom;donottouchliquor,orif at only at meals; never speculate; never indorse beyond your surplus cash fund; make the yours; break orders always to save owners; concentrate; put all your eggs in one basket, and tbasket;expenditurealwayswithinrev

50、enue; lastly,benot impatient,forasEmerson says,“noonecan yououtofultimatesbut 第九篇：OnMeetingtherated OnMeetingtheI have always wondered at the by being able l your many people have to meet the rated. The prestige you t you know famous men proves t you are yourself of account. The rated develop a tech

51、nique to deal with s they come across. They show world a mask, often an impressive on, but take care to conceal their real selves. They play the t expected from them, and with practice learn to play it very well, but you are publicperformanceoftheirscorrespondswiththemanif you t I have been attached

52、, deeply attached, to a few people; but I have en in general nottheirown sakes,but forthe sakeofmywork. Ihavenot, as Kantenjoined,regardedan as anend himself, but as t might be useful to me as a writer. I have been more concerned with nwith thefamous.They aremore oftenthemselves. They havehadnoneedt

53、ocreate afigureprotectthemselvesfromtheworldortoimpressit.Theiridiosyncrasieshavehadmorechancetodevelopthe limited circle of their activity,and since theyhave neverhe public eye snever occurred t they have anything to conceal. They display their oddities because s never struck tthey are odd. And aft

54、er all it is with the common run of t we writers have to deal; kings, lmagnates are from ourofviewveryunsatisfactory.Towrite aboutthemisahas often tempted writers, but the s attended their efforts t such beings are exceptional to form a proper ground for a work of art. They cannot be made real. The

55、ordinary is writers richer field. Its unexpectedness, its singularity, its infinite variety afford unending material. great man is too often all of a piece; it is the little t is a bundle of contradictory elements. He inexhaustible.Younevercomeofthesurpriseshehasinstoreforyou.FormypartIwouldsoonersp

56、endamonthonadesertislandveterinaryn prime第十篇：The50-PercentTheoryofLife The50-PercentTheoryofI he50-percenttheory.Halfthetimethingsarennormal;theotherhalf,theyreI ve life is a pendulum swing. It takes timesoonerspendamonthonadesertislandveterinaryn prime第十篇：The50-PercentTheoryofLife The50-PercentTheo

57、ryofI he50-percenttheory.Halfthetimethingsarennormal;theotherhalf,theyreI ve life is a pendulum swing. It takes time and experience to understand what normal is, tgivesme todealwith thesurprisesoftheLets ark the parameters: yes, I will die. Ive dealt with the deaths of both parents, a best friend, s

58、 and cherished pets. Some of these deaths have been violent, before my eyes, or slow agonizing.Badstuff,anditbelongsatthebottomoftheThentherearethosehighs:romanceandmarriagetothe;havingachild ngDad things like coaching my sons baseball team, paddling around the creek in the boat while swimming with

59、the dogs, discovering his so t manifests even in his kindness to snails, imaginationsovividhebuildsahipfromascatteredpileofBut there is a vast meadow of he middle, where the bad and the good flip-flop acrobatically. This whatmeto he50-percentOnespringIplantedcorntooearly in abottomland so flood-tnei

60、ghborslaughed. Ifeltat the wasted effort. Summer turned brutalthe worst heat wave and drought in my lifetime. air-conditioned died; the well went dry; the marriage ended; the job lost; the money gone. I was lyricsfromacountrytunemusicIloathed.OnlyasurgingKansasCitybuoyedmyLooking back thorrible summ