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1、IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldpracticeperseverancemoreoften,andnevergiveupathingbecauseitwasorinconvenient.Ifwewantlight,wemustconquerdarkness.Perseverancecansometimesequalgeniusinitsresults."Thereareonlytwocreatures,"saysaproverb,"Whocansurmountthepyramids-theeagleandthesnail." IfIwereab
2、oyagain,Iwouldschoolmyselfintoahabitofattention;Iwouldletnothingcomebetweenmeandthesubjectinhand.Iwouldrememberthatagoodskaternevertriestoskateintwodirectionsatonce.Thehabitofattentionbecomespartofourlife,ifwebeginearlyenough.Ioftenheargrownuppeoplesay,"Icouldnotfixmyattentiononthese
3、rmonorbook,althoughIwishedtodoso",andthereasonis,thehabitwasnotformedinyouth. IfIweretolivemylifeoveragain,Iwouldpaymoreattentiontothecultivationofthememory.Iwouldstrengthenthatfacultybyeverypossiblemeans,andoneverypossibleoccasion.Ittakesalittlehardworkatfirsttorememberthingsaccur
4、ately;butmemorysoonhelpsitself,andgivesverylittletrouble.Itonlyneedsearlycultivationtobecomeapower. IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldcultivatecourage."Nothingissomildandgentleascourage,nothingsocruelandpitilessascowardice,"saysawiseauthor. Wetoooftenborrowtrouble,andanticipatethatmayneverapp
5、ear."Thefearofillexceedstheillwefear."Dangerswillariseinanycareer,butpresenceofmindwilloftenconquertheworstofthem.Bepreparedforanyfate,andthereisnoharmtobefeared.IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldlookonthecheerfulside.Lifeisverymuchlikeamirror:ifyousmileuponit,Ismilesbackuponyou;butifyoufrownan
6、dlookdoubtfulonit,youwillgetasimilarlookinreturn.Innersunshinewarmsnotonlytheheartoftheowner,butofallthatcomeincontactwithit."Whoshutsloveout,inturnshallbeshutoutfromlove."Importanceoflearningveryearlyinlifetogainthatpointwhereayoungboycanstanderect,anddecline. IfIwereaboyagain,Iwo
7、uldschoolmyselftosaynomoreoften.Imightwritepagesonthedoinganunworthyactbecauseitisunworthy. IfIwereaboyagain,Iwoulddemandofmyselfmorecourtesytowardsmycompanionsandfriendsandindeedtowardsstrangersaswell.Thesmallestcourtesiesalongtheroughroadsoflifearelikethelittlebirdsthatsingtousallw
8、interlong,an
