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1、查斯特菲尔德勋爵给儿子的信第九封信不要对任何事漫不经心DEARBOY:YourdistressesinyourjourneyfromHeidelbergtoSchaffhausen,yourlyinguponstraw,yourblackbread,andyourbroken'berline,'areproperseasoningsforthegreaterfatiguesanddistresseswhichyoumustexpectinthecourseofyourtravels;and,ifonehadamindtom
2、oralize,onemightcallthemthesamplesoftheaccidents,rubs,anddifficulties,whicheverymanmeetswithinhisjourneythroughlife.Inthisjourney,theunderstandingisthe'voiture'thatmustcarryyouthrough;andinproportionasthatisstrongerorweaker,moreorlessinrepair,yourjourneywillbebett
3、erorworse;thoughatbestyouwillnowandthenfindsomebadroads,andsomebadinns.Takecare,therefore,tokeepthatnecessary'voiture'inperfectgoodrepair;examine,improve,andstrengtheniteveryday:itisinthepower,andoughttobethecare,ofeverymantodoit;hethatneglectsit,deservestofeel,an
4、dcertainlywillfeel,thefataleffectsofthatnegligence.'Apropos'ofnegligence:Imustsaysomethingtoyouuponthatsubject.YouknowIhaveoftentoldyou,thatmyaffectionforyouwasnotaweak,womanishone;and,farfromblindingme,itmakesmebutmorequick-sightedastoyourfaults;thoseitisnotonlym
5、yright,butmydutytotellyouof;anditisyourdutyandyourinteresttocorrectthem.InthestrictscrutinywhichIhavemadeintoyou,Ihave(thankGod)hithertonotdiscoveredanyviceoftheheart,oranypeculiarweaknessofthehead:butIhavediscoveredlaziness,inattention,andindifference;faultswhich
6、areonlypardonableinoldmen,who,inthedeclineoflife,whenhealthandspiritsfail,haveakindofclaimtothatsortoftranquillity.Butayoungmanshouldbeambitioustoshine,andexcel;alert,active,andindefatigableinthemeansofdoingit;and,likeCaesar,‘Eitherdoesnotdo,mustdomustdothebest.’Y
7、ouseemtowantthat‘Riseheadandshouldersaboveothers,’whichspursandexcitesmostyoungmentoplease,toshine,toexcel.Withoutthedesireandthepainsnecessarytobeconsiderable,dependuponit,younevercanbeso;as,withoutthedesireandattentionnecessarytoplease,younevercanplease.‘Nullumn
8、umenabest,sisitprudential.’isunquestionablytrue,withregardtoeverythingexceptpoetry;andIamverysurethatanymanofcommonunderstandingmay,byproperculture,care
