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1、WILLIAMOSLERAWAYOFLIFEAWAYOFLIFEAnAddresstoTaleStudentsSundayevening,April2oth,1913ByWILLIAMOSLERLONDONCONSTABLE&COMPANYLTD.1913BJ/co?608254Whateachdayneedsthatshaltthouask,Eachdaywillsetitspropertask.Goethe.PELLOWSTUDENTS-Everymanhasaphilosophyoflifeinthought,inword,orindeed,workedoutinhimself
2、unconsciously.Inpossessionoftheverybest,hemaynotknowofitsexistence;withtheveryworsthemaypridehimselfasaparagon.Asitgrowswiththegrowthit5AWAYcannotbetaughttotheyounginformallectures.Whathavebrighteyes,redblood,quickbreathandtautmusclestodowithphilosophy?DidnotthegreatStagiritesaythatyoungmenwere
3、unfitstudentsofit?theywillhearasthoughtheyheardnot,andtonoprofit.WhythenshouldItroubleyou?BecauseIhaveamessagethatmaybehelpful.Itisnotphilosophical,norisitstrictlymoralorreligious,oneorotherofwhichIwastoldmyaddressshouldbe,andyetinawayit6OFLIFEisallthree.Itistheoldestandthefreshest,thesimplesta
4、ndthemostuseful,sosimpleindeedisitthatsomeofyoumayturnawaydisappointedaswasNaamantheSyrianwhentoldtogowashinJordanandbeclean.Youknowthosecompositetools,tobeboughtfor50cents,withonehandletofitascoreormoreofinstruments.Theworkmanshipisusuallybad,sobad,asarule,thatyouwillnotfindanexampleinanygoodc
5、arpentersshop;buttheboyhasone,thechauffeurslipsoneinto7AWAYhisbox,andthesailorintohiskit,andthereisoneintheodds-and-endsdrawerofthepantryofeverywell-regulatedfamily.Itissimplyahandythingaboutthehouse,tohelpoverthemanylittledifficultiesoftheday.OfthissortofphilosophyIwishtomakeyouapresentahandle
6、tofityourlifetools.WhethertheworkmanshipisSheffieldorshoddy,thishelvewillfitanythingfromahatchettoacorkscrew.Mymessageisbutaword,aWay,aneasyexpressionof8OFLIFEtheexperienceofaplainmanwhoselifehasneverbeenworriedbyanyphilosophyhigherthanthatoftheshepherdinAsYouLikeItIwishtopointoutapathinwhichth
7、ewayfaringman,thoughafool,cannoterr;notasystemtobeworkedoutpainfullyonlytobediscarded,notaformalscheme,simplyahabitaseasyorashard!toadoptasanyotherhabit,goodorbad.AWAYIAfewyearsagoaXmascardwenttherounds,withthelegend"Lifeisju
