勤能補拙 dutry i a ubtitute fr niu (第1/4頁)

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亨利·沃德·比徹

HenryWardBeecher

IndustryisasubstituteforGenius，whereoneormorefacultiesexistinthehigheststateofdevelomentandactivity，—asthefacultyofmusicinMozart，—inventioninFulton，wecalltheirossessoragenius.Butageniusisusuallyunderstoodtobeacreatureofsuchrarefacilityofmind，thathecandoanythingwithoutlabor.Accordingtotheoularnotion，helearnwithoutstudy，andknowswithoutlearning.

Heiseloquentwithoutrearation;exactwithoutcalculation;androfoundwithoutreflection.Ageniusissuosedtoreceiveitasthemindreceivesdreams.Suchmindsmayexist.

Theoccuationsofthegreatman，andofthecommonman，arenecessarily，forthemostart，thesame;forthebusinessoflifeismadeuofminuteaffairs，requiringonlyjudgmentanddiligence.Ahighorderofintellectisrequiredforthediscoveryanddefenceoftruth;butthisisanunfrequenttask.

Thevastbulkofmenarerequiredtodischargethehomelydutiesoflife;andtheyhavelessneedofgeniusthanofintellectualindustryandatiententerrise.Intheordinarybusinessoflife，industrycandoanythingwithgeniuscando;andverymanythingswhichitcannot.

Industryhasafirmermuscle，islessannoyedbydelaysandreulses.

Fromenjoyingtheleasantwalksofindustryweturnreluctantlytoexloretheathsofindolence.

Alldegreesofindolenceinclineamantorelyuonothers，andnotuonhimself.Hiscarelessnessissomebodysloss;hisneglectissomebodysdownfall;hisromisesareaeretualstumblingblocktoallwhotrusttheIfheborrows，thearticleremainsborrowed;ifhebegsandgets，itisasthelettingoutofwaters—nooneknowswhenitwillsto.Hesoilsyourwork;disaointsyourexectations;exhaustsyouratience;andhangsadeadweightuonallyourlans;andtheverybestthinganhonestmancandowithalazyman，istogetridofhi

Inreadingthesestricturesuonindolence，youwillabhoritinothers，withoutsusectingitinyourself.Whileyouread，Ifearyouareexcusingyourself;youaresuosingthatyourleisurehasnotbeenlaziness;orthat，withyourdisosition，andinyourcircumstances，indolenceisharmless.Benotdeceived:ifyouareidle，youareontheroadtoruin:andtherearefewstoinglacesuonit.Itisratherareciice，thanaroad.