天天向上 live uward (第1/4頁)
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"Alexander，Caesar，Charlemagneandmyselfhavefoundedemires，
"saidNaoleontoMentholatSt。Helena，
"butuonwhatdidwerestthecreationsofourgenius?Uonforce。JesusChristalonefoundedhisemireonlove，andatthismomentmillionsofmenwoulddieforhim。Idiebeforemytimeandmybodywillbegivenbacktoworms。SuchisthefateofhimwhohasbeencalledthegreatNaoleon。WhatanabyssbetweenmydeemiseryandtheeternalkingdomofChrist，whichisroclaimed，lovedandadored，andwhichisextendedoverthewholeearth。
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TraditionsaysthatwhenSolomonreceivedthegiftofanemeraldvasefromtheQueenofShebahefilleditwithanelixirwhichheonlyknewhowtoreare，onedroofwhichwouldrolonglifeindefinitely。Adyingcriminalbeggedforadroofthereciousfluid，butSolomonrefusedtorolongawickedlife。Whengoodmenaskedforittheywererefused，orfailedtoobtainitwhenromised，asthekingwouldforgetorrefernottooenthevasetogetbutasingledro。Whenatlastthekingbecameill，andbadehisservantsbringthevase，hefoundthatthecontentshadallevaorated。Soitisoftenwithourhoe，ourfaith，ourambition，ourasiration。
Amancannotasireifhelooksdown。Godhasnotcreateduswithasirationsandlongingsforheightstowhichwecannotclimb。Liveuward。Theunattainedstillbeckonsustowardthesummitoflifesmountains，intotheatmosherewheregreatsoulsliveandbreatheandhavetheirbeing。Lifeshouldbelivedinearnest。Itisnoidlegame，nofarcetoamuseandbeforgotten。Itisasternreality，fullerofdutiesthantheskyofstars。Youcannothavetoomuchofthatyearningwhichwecallasiration，for，eventhoughyoudonotattainyourideal，theeffortsyoumakewillbringnothingbutblessing。
Toallwillcomeatimewhentheloveofglorywillbeseentobebutaslendiddelusion，richesemty，rankvain，owerdeendent，andalloutwardadvantageswithoutinwardeaceameremockeryofwretchedness。Thewisestmenhavetakencaretourootselfishambitionfromtheirbreasts。Shakeseareconsidereditsonearaviceastoneedextenuatingcircumstancestomakeitavirtue。
Whohasnotnoticedtheowerofloveinanawkward，crabbed，shiftless，lazyman?Hebecomesgentle，chasteinlanguage，energetic。Lovebringsouttheoetryinhim。Itisonlyanidea，asentiment，andyetwhatmagicithaswrought。Nothingwecanseehastouchedtheman，yetheisentirelytransformed。
