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1、AdvicetoyouthBeingtoldIwouldbeexpectedtotalkhere,IinquiredwhatsortofatalkIoughttomake.Theysaiditshouldbesomethingsuitabletoyouth-somethingdidactic(dogmatic),instructive,orsomethinginthenatureofgoodadvice.Verywell.IhaveafewthingsinmymindwhichIhaveoftenlongedtosayfortheinstructionofth
2、eyoung;foritisinone'stenderearlyyearsthatsuchthingswillbesttakerootandbemostenduringandmostvaluable.First,then,Iwillsaytoyou,myyoungfriends-andIsayitbeseechingly,urgingly-Alwaysobeyyourparents,whentheyarepresent.Thisisthebestpolicyinthelongrun,becauseifyoudon'ttheywillmakeyou.Mostpa
3、rentsthinktheyknowbetterthanyoudo,andyoucangenerallymakemorebyhumoringthatsuperstitionthanyoucanbyactingonyourownbetterjudgment.Berespectfultoyoursuperiors,ifyouhaveany,alsotostrangers,andsometimestoothers.Ifapersonoffendyou,andyouareindoubtastowhetheritwasintentionalornot,donotreso
4、rttoextrememeasures;simplywatchyourchanceandhithimwithabrick.Thatwillbesufficient.Ifyoushallfindthathehadnotintendedanyoffense,comeoutfranklyandconfessyourselfinthewrongwhenyoustruckhim;acknowledgeitlikeamanandsayyoudidn'tmeanto.Yes,alwaysavoidviolence;inthisageofcharityandkindlines
5、s,thetimehasgonebyforsuchthings.Leavedynamitetothelowandunrefined.Gotobedearly,getupearly-thisiswise.Someauthoritiessaygetupwiththesun;someotherssaygetupwithonething,somewithanother.Butalarkisreallythebestthingtogetupwith.Itgivesyouasplendidreputationwitheverybodytoknowthatyougetupw
6、iththelark;andifyougettherightkindofalark,andworkathimright,youcaneasilytrainhimtogetupathalfpastnine,everytime-itisnotrickatall.Nowastothematteroflying.Youwanttobeverycarefulaboutlying;otherwiseyouarenearlysuretogetcaught.Oncecaught,youcanneveragainbe,intheeyesofthegoodandthepure,w
7、hatyouwerebefore.Manyayoungpersonhasinjuredhimselfpermanentlythroughasingleclumsyandillfinishedlie,theresultofcarelessnessbornofincompletetraining.Someauthoritiesholdthattheyoungoughtnottolieatall.That,ofcourse,isputtingitratherstrongerthannecessary;still,whileIcannotgoquitesofarast
8、hat,Idomaintain,and