飘天文学

第17章 给儿子的信 1（第1页）

7

u000fLettertoHisSon

F。D。斯坦厄普

F。D。Stanhoe

Dearboy，

Theartofleasingisaverynecessaryonetoossess，butaverydifficultonetoacquire。Itcanhardlybereducedtorules；andyourowngoodsenseandobservationwillteachyoumoreofitthanIcan。“Doasyouwouldbedoneby，”isthesurestmethodthatIknowofleasing。Observecarefullywhatleasesyouinothers，androbablythesamethingsinyouwillleaseothers。Ifyouareleasedwiththecomlaisanceandattentionofotherstoyourhumors，yourtastes，oryourweaknesses，deenduonit，thesamecomlaisanceandattentiononyourarttotheirswillequallyleasethem。Takethetoneofthecomanythatyouarein，anddonotretendtogiveit；beserious，gay，oreventrifling，asyoufindtheresenthumorofthecomany；thisisanattentionduefromeveryindividualtothemajority。Donottellstoriesincomany；thereisnothingmoretediousanddisagreeable；ifbychanceyouknowaveryshortstory，andexceedinglyalicabletotheresentsubjectofconversation，tellitinasfewwordsasossible；andeventhen，throwoutthatyoudonotlovetotellstories，butthattheshortnessofittemtedyou。

Ofallthingsbanishtheegotismoutofyourconversation，andneverthinkofentertainingeolewithyourownersonalconcernsorrivateaffairs；thoughtheyareinterestingtoyou，theyaretediousandimertinenttoeverybodyelse；besidesthat，onecannotkeeone’sownrivateaffairstoosecret。Whateveryouthinkyourownexcellenciesmaybe，donotaffectedlydislaythemincomany；norlabor，asmanyeoledo，togivethatturntotheconversation，whichmaysulyyouwithanoortunityofexhibitingthem。Iftheyarereal，theywillinfalliblybediscovered，withoutyourointingthemoutyourself，andwithmuchmoreadvantage。Nevermaintainanargumentwithheatandclamor，thoughyouthinkorknowyourselftobeintheright；butgiveyouroinionmodestlyandcoolly，whichistheonlywaytoconvince；and，ifthatdoesnotdo，trytochangetheconversation，bysaying，withgoodhumor，“Weshallhardlyconvinceoneanother；norisitnecessarythatweshould，soletustalkofsomethingelse。”

请勿开启浏览器阅读模式，否则将导致章节内容缺失及无法阅读下一章。

www.baquge.cc www.cwzww.com www.9kutxt.com www.shuhuangxs.com www.du8.org

相邻推荐:让我留在你的身边  中国古代哲学史  道临异世界  中国文化与中国的兵  三国：乱世枭雄，建立最强王朝  再不远行，就老了  泰戈尔诗集：世界上最遥远的距离（英汉对照）  每天读点好英文：这世界缺你不可  每天读点好英文：人生没有太晚的开始  欲念闪婚，我被渣男小叔揽腰狂宠  我的世界很小，但是刚刚好  茶席窥美  无限相思无限恨：石评梅作品集  快穿：我不可能是恋爱脑！  鉴宝：让你鉴瓷，不是让你碰瓷  把沉睡的时光摇醒  最后一片叶  愿得一人白首不相离  叛逆的灵魂（纪伯伦全集）  再不远行，就老了2