1. 沒有人隻因年齡的增長而年老，人們往往因放棄理想而邁入年老。
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2. 歲月可使肌膚長滿皺紋，但放棄**則使心靈布滿灰塵。
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3. 我們因充滿信心而變得年輕，因心存疑慮而變得年老。
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短語應用
1. These bow the heart and turn the spirit back to dust.
turn back：往回走；阻擋；翻回到
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2. When the wires are all down， and all the central places of your heart are covered with the snows of pessimism and the ice of cynicism.
be covered with：被……蓋滿；充滿著……
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快樂吧！
Be Happy！
勞埃德·莫裏斯 / Lloyd Morris
勞埃德·莫裏斯（1613-1680），英國作家，作品富於機智幽默。著有《格言集》等。
本文以演繹的手法論述快樂對人的影響。作者先借梅斯菲爾德的詩引出“快樂”與“智慧”的關係，接著以人在快樂時的種種心理反應，點出快樂無處不在。最後再給予肯定的結論：快樂是智慧的開端。
“The days that make us happy make us wise.”
________ —John Masefield
When I first read this line by England’ s Poet Laureate， it startled me. What did Masefield mean？ Without thinking about it much， I had always assumed that the opposite was true. But his sober assurance was arresting. I could not forget it.
Finally， I seemed to grasp his meaning and realized that here was a profound observation. The wisdom that happiness makes possible lies in clear perception， not fogged by anxiety nor dimmed by despair and boredom， and without the blind spots caused by fear.
Active happiness—not mere satisfaction or contentment—often comes suddenly， like an April shower or the unfolding of a bud. Then you discover what kind of wisdom has accompanied it. The grass is greener， bird songs are sweeter， the shortcomings of your friends are more understandable and more forgivable. Happiness is like a pair of eyeglasses correcting your spiritual vision.