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骄傲的劲敌 On Idleness(第1页)

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骄傲的劲敌OnIdleness

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塞缪尔·约翰逊SamuelJohnson

Manymoralistshaveremarked,thatPridehasofallhumahewidestdomihegreatestmultiplis,andlieshiduvarietyofdisguises;ofdisguises,which,likethemoon'sveilhtslusteranditsshade,ahtheyhideitfromourselves.

ItisnotmyiodegradePridefromthispreeminenischief,yetIknowherIdlenessmaynotmaifulandobstiion.

TherearesomethatprofessIdlesfulldignity,whocallthemselvestheIdle,asBusirisintheplaycallshimself“theProud”

;whoboastthattheydonothing,andthaarsthattheyhavenothingtodo;whosleepeverynighttilltheysleepnolonger,ahatexercisemayeosleepagain;whthereignofdarknessbydoubles,ahesunbutto“tellhimhowtheyhatehisbeams”

;whosewholelaboristovarytheposturesofindulgendwhosedaydiffersfrhtbutasacouchorchairdiffersfromabed.

&hetrueaariesofIdleness,forwhomsheweavesthegarlandsofpoppies,andintowhosecupshepoursthewatersofoblivioinastateofuupidity,fandfotten;whohaveloolive,andatwhosedeaththesurvivorslysay,thattheyhaveceasedtobreathe.

ButIdleesinmanyliveswhereitised;favicewhiatesimaybeeinjurytoothers;andisthereforenotwatchedlikeFraud,roperty,orlikePride,whiaturallyseeksitsgratifianother’siy.Idlenessisasilentandpeacefulquality,thatherraisesenvybyostentation,norhatredbyopposition;andthereforenobodyisbusytosureordetectit.

AsPridesometimesishiduy,Idleeurbulendhurry.Hethatshisknowndutya,naturallyeoindwithsomethingthatmaybarouttheremembranceofhisownfolly,ahingbutwhatheoughttodowitheagerdiligehemaykeephimselfinhiso>

Somearealwaysinastateofpreparation,opreviousmeasures,fplans,agmaterials,andprovidingforthemainaffair.ThesearelyupowerofIdlehingistobeexpetheworkmaoolsareforevertobesought.Iwasooldbyagreatmaster,thatnomaneverexpainting,whowasemilycuriousaboutpendcolors.

&herstowhomIdleesa,bywhichlifemaybepassedunprofitablyawaywithoutthetediousnessofmanyvathours.Theartis,tofillthedaywithpettybusiohavealwayssomethinginhandwhichmayraisecuriosity,butnotsolidkeepthemindiion,butnotoflabor.

Thisarthasformanyyearsbeenpracticedbymyoldfriehwonderfulsuccess.Soberisamandesiresandquiatiolybalaheloveofease,thattheyulatehimtoanydiffidertaking;theyhave,however,somuchpower,thattheywilloliequiteatrest,andthoughtheydonotmakehimsuffitlyusefultoothers,theymakehimatleastwearyofhimself.

Mr.Sober’schiefpleasureisversation;thereisnoendofhistalkorhisattentioohearisequallypleasiillfaheisteagsomething,ahetimefromhiso>

Butthereisowhegohome,thathisfriendsmaysleep;aimeinthem,whenallthewreestoshutoutiiohemomentsofwhiblesatthethought.Butthemiseryofthesetiresomeintervals,hehasmanymeaing.Hehaspersuadedhimselfthatthemanualartsareundeservedlyoverlooked;hehasobservedinmaheeffectsofclosethought,andjustratiospeheproceededtopradsuppliedhimselfwiththetoolsofater,withwhidedhiscoalboxverysuccessfully,andwhichhestilluestoemploy,ashefindso.

&emptedatothertimesthecraftsoftheshoemaker,tinman,plumber,andpotter;ishehasfailed,aoqualifyhimselfforthembybetterinformation.Buthisdailyamusemery.Hehasasmallfurnace,whichheemploysindistillation,andwhigbeenthesolaceofhislife.Hedrawsoilsandwaters,andessendspirits,whiowstobeofsandtsthedropsastheyhisretort,a,isfallifliesa>

PoorSober!Ihaveoftehreproof,aenpromisedreformation;fornomanissomutoastheIdler,butthereisnoneonwhomitoperatessolittle.WhatwillbetheeffectofthispaperIknownot;perhapshewillreaditandlaugh,andlightthefireinhisfurmyhopeisthathewillquithistrifles,aakehimselftorationalandusefuldiligence.

很多德育家指出,骄傲是人类所有恶习中影响力最为广泛的。

它的表现形式繁杂多样,隐藏方式也多种多样。

就如同天边月儿晶莹透明的面纱,伪装既有光彩之处,又有隐晦之所。

虽然遮盖,亦可一眼望穿。

诚然,我无意降低骄傲的危害程度,但不知道闲散是否会成为它的劲敌。

然而,有些人高声赞叹闲散是高雅之事,以“闲散之士”

自居,正如布西里斯在剧中自称为“骄傲之士”

一样。

他们炫耀自己无需做事,感谢命运之神没有给他们安排事情。

他们每晚睡觉睡到自然醒,起床活动活动也只是为了更好地入睡。

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