第20章那是一棵生命的常青树（6）
毋庸置疑，你依赖于律师和股票？ 纪人的关照，列车员和信号员使你快速从一处转移到另一处，警察在街道上巡逻以保护你的安全；但是，对于那些你路上偶遇，使你开怀一笑的人，难道你一点儿也不心存感激吗？纽科姆上校的帮忙，却使他的朋友破了财；弗雷德·贝哈姆向人借衬衣，却是一个诡计。但是比起巴恩斯先生，他们两位倒是更值得结交。虽然福斯塔夫既不庄重又不很诚实，但是我想我能说出一两个沮丧的巴à 巴。我想，如果没有他们，这个世界会更好。
哈兹里特曾提及，与那些懂得卖弄的朋友相比，他对诺思科特的责任感更强，尽管诺思科特对他并未有任何所谓的恩惠之举，因为他坚持认为，一个好的同伴就是最大的施恩者。我知道世界上有一些人，除非以痛苦和苦难为代价赐予他们恩惠，否则他们便不会有感恩之心。这真是一种无礼的性情。一个人可能会给你写一封六页的信，同你漫无边际地闲谈，或者你开心地用半个小时读他的一篇文章，或许还有所收获。如果这篇手稿是他用心血写成的，就像魔鬼的契约一样，你是否会觉得更有恩于你？如果你的来信者诅咒你的刁难，你真的觉得你就会对他更加感激吗？乐趣比责任更能让人受益，因为就像仁慈的品质一样，由于没有任何矫饰，能给人加倍的福佑。
忙中偷闲的能力，暗示的是一种广泛的爱好和强烈的个性。乐趣比责任更能让人受益，它就像仁慈的品质一样，没有任何矫饰，却能给人加倍的福佑。
无论你的生活如何卑微
HoweverMeanYourLifeIs
[美国]亨利·大卫·梭罗HenryDavidThoreau
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