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1、Amanthatisyounginyearsmaybeoldinhours,ifhehaslostnotime.Butthathappenedrarely.Generally,youthislikethefirstcogitatings,notsowiseasthesecond.Forthereisayouthinthoughts,aswellasinages. Andyettheinventionofyoungmenismorelivelythanthatofold;andimaginationsstrea
2、mintotheirmindsbetter,and,asitwere,moredivinely.Naturesthathavemuchheat,andgreatandviolentdesiresandperturbations,arenotripeforaction,tilltheyhavepassedthemeridianoftheiryears;asitwaswithJuliusCaesarandSeptimiusSeverus..... Youngmenarefittertoinvent,thantoj
3、udge;fitterforexecution,thanforcounsel;andfitterfornewprojects,thanforserrledbusiness,Fortheexperienceofage,inthingsthatfallwithinthecompassofit,directeththem;butinnewthings,abuseththem. Theerrorsofyoungmen,aretheruinofbusiness;buttheerrorsofagedmen,amountb
4、uttothis,thatmoremighthavabeendone,orsooner,Youngmen,intheconductandmanageofactions,embracemorethantheycanhold;stirmorethantheycanquiet;flytotheend,withoutconsiderationofthemeansanddegrees;pursuesomefewprsuesomefewprinciples,whichtheyhavechanceduponabsurdly
5、carenottoinnovate,whichdrawsunknowninconveniences;useextremeremediesatfirst;and,thatwhichdoublethallerrors,willnotacknowledgeorretractthem;likeandunreadyhorse;thatwillneitherstopnorturn.Menofageobjecttoomuch,consulttoolongadventuretoolittle,repenttoosoon,an
6、dseldomdrivebusinesshometothefullperiod,butcontentthemselveswithamediocrityofsuccess.Certainlyitisgoodtocompoundemploymentsofboth;andgoodforsuccession,thatyoungmenmaybelearners,whilemeninageareactors;and,lastly,goodforexternaccidents,becauseauthorityfollowe
7、tholdmen,andfavorandpopularity,youth,Butforthemoralpart,perhapsyouthwillhavethepre-eminence,asagehathforthepolitic.一个人假使不曾虚度生活，年岁不大也可表现得成熟老练，只不过这种情况少有发生罢了。深思未必出自风霜，岁月同样可见年轻，可一般的青年毕竟谋划不过长辈，智慧也不及他们少年老成的同龄人。 但青年的创造性是更为丰富的，想象力也如泉涌一样奔放灵活，这似乎更得益于神助。天性刚烈、心怀热望、情绪敏感
8、的人不历经中年，行事总是青涩，恺撒和塞维拉斯即为例证...... 青年擅长创造却缺乏判断，擅长行动却缺乏商讨，擅长革新却缺乏对经验的借鉴。日积月累的经验可以引导他们掌握旧事物，但也会遮盖他们看见新事物的视线。 青年人犯错往往毁坏大局，而老年人的错则是迈步太小或行动太缓。无论谋事还是操行，青年都骛远喜功，基调高，幅度大，好走极端;他们藐视前例，目空一切，革新的勇气绰绰有余，而欠方式和分寸上的考虑，结果
