第50章美腿与丑腿(1)
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本杰明·富兰克林BenjaminFranklin
&wosortsofpeopleintheithequaldegreesofhealthah,aherfortsoflife,bee,theonehappy,ahermiserable。Thisarisesverymuthedifferentviewsinwhichtheysiderthings,persos;aofthosediffereheirownminds。
IionMenbeplaced,theymayf?indwhateverpany,theymayf?indpersonsaionmoreorlesspleasing;Atwhatevertable,theymaymeetwithmeatsanddrierae,dishesbetterandworsedressed;Ietheywillf?indgoodaher;Uevergoverheymayf?indgoodandbadlaws,andgoodandbadadministrationofthoselaws。Ineverypeniustheymayseefaultsaies。Inalmosteveryfadeveryperson,theymaydisefeaturesas,goodandbadqualities。
&heseces,thetwosortsofpeopleabovemeheirattention,thosewhoaretobehappy,ontheciesofthipartsofversation,thewell-dresseddishes,thegoodhewihef?ijoyallwithess。Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakoraries。Heheyareuallydistedthemselves,andbytheirremarkssourthepleasuresofsociety,offendpersonallymanypeople,ahemselveseverywheredisagreeable。Ifthisturnofmindwasfouure,suhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied。Butasthedispositiontocritidbedisgusted,isperhapstakenupinallybyimitation,andisunawaresgrownintoahabit,whichthoughatpresentstrohelessbethosewhohaveitarecedofitsbadeffetheirfelicity;Ihopethislittleadmonitionmaybeofservi,andputthemongahabit,whichthoughiischief?lyanaagihasseriouslife,asitbringsriefsandmisfortunes。Forasmanyareoffendedby,nobodywelllovesthissortofpeople,hemmorethaoncivilitya,a;andthisfrequentlyputsthemoutofhumour,anddrawsthemintodisputesaioobtaiageinrankoffortune,nobodywishesthemsuccess,orwillstirastep,orspeakaword,tofavourtheirpretensions。Iftheyincurpublisureraewilldefendorexdmanyjointoaggravatetheirmisdudteelyodious。Ifthesepeoplewillhisbadhabit,aobepleasedleasing,withthemselvesathetraries,itisgoodforotherstoavoidanacewiththem;whichisalwaysdisagreeable,aimesveryi,especiallywhenonef?indsoaheirquarrels。