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1、TrueNobilityErnestHemingwayInacalmsea,everymanisapilot.Butallsunshinewithoutshade,allpleasurewithoutpain,isnotlifeatall.Takethelotofthehappiest—itisatangledyarnbereavementsandblessings,onefollowinganother,makesussadandblessedbyturns.Evendeathitselfmakeslifemoreloving.
2、Mencomeclosesttotheirtrueselvesinthesobermomentsoflife,undertheshadowsofsorrowandloss.Intheaffairsoflifeorofbusiness,itisnotintellectthattellssomuchascharacter,notbrainssomuchasheart,notgeniussomuchasself-control,patience,anddiscipline,regulatedbyjudgment.Ihavealwaysb
3、elievedthatthemanwhohasbeguntolivemoreseriouslywithinbeginstolivemoresimplewithout.Inanageofextravaganceandwaste,IwishIcouldshowtotheworldhowfewtherealwantsofhumanityare.Toregretone’serrorstothepointofnotrepeatingthemistruerepentance.Thereisnothingnobleinbeingsuperior
4、tosomeotherman.Thetruenobilityisinbeingsuperiortoyourpreviousself.Amother’slettertotheworldTolivehislifeintheworldhehastoliveinwillrequirefaithandloveandcourage.So,World,Iwishyouwouldsortoftakehimbyhisyounghandandteachhimthethingshewillhavetoknow.Teachhim—butgently,if
5、youcan.Teachhimthatforeveryscoundrel,thereisahero;thatforeverycrookedpolitician,thereisadedicatedleader;thatforeveryenemy,thereisafriend.Teachhimthewondersofbooks.Givehimquiettimetoponderovertheeternalmysteryofbirdsinthesky,beesinthesun,andflowersonthegreenhill.Teachh
6、imthatitisfarmorehonorabletofailthantocheat.Teachhimtohavefaithinhisownideas,evenifeveryoneelsetellshimtheyarewrong.Teachhimtosellhisbrawnandbrainstothehighestbidder,butnevertoputapriceonhisheartandsoul.Teachhimtoclosehisearstoahowlingmob…andtostandandfightifhethinksh
7、e’sright.Teachhimgently,World,butdon’tcoddlehim,becauseonlythetestoffiremakesfinesteel.TwodearforthewhistleBenjaminFranklinThis,however,wasafterwardsofusetome,fortheimpressioncontinuedonmymind,sothatoften,whenIwastemptedtobuysomethingIdidnotneed,Isaidtomyself,“Don’tgi
8、vetoomuchforthewhistle,”andIsavedmymoney.AsIgrewup,cameintotheworld,andobservedtheactionsofmen,IthoughtImetwithmany,verymany
