《世界上最动人的书信》 作者：海明威
切斯特菲尔德勋爵致儿子（一）（2）
切斯特菲尔德勋爵致儿子（一）（2）
Virtue and learning, like gold, have their intrinsic value; but if they are not polished, they certainly lose a great deal of their lustre； and even polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold.
What a number of sins does the cheerful, easy good?breeding of the French frequently cover! Many of them want common sense, many more common learning; but, in general, they make up so much, by their manner, for those defects, that, frequently, they pass undiscovered.
I have often said, and do think, that a Frenchman, who, with a fund of virtue, learning, and good?sense, has the manners and good?breeding of his country, is the perfection of human nature. This perfection you may, if you please, and I hope you will, arrive at.
You know what virtue is: you may have it if you will; it is in every man's power; and miserable is the man who has it not. Goodsense God has given you. Learning you already possess enough of, to have, in a reasonable time, all that a man need have. With this, you are thrown out early into the world, where it will be your own fault if you do not acquire all the other accomplishments necessary to complete and adorn your character.
You will do well to make your compliments to Madame St. Germain and Monsieur Pampigny; and tell them how sensible you are of their partiality to you, in the advantageous testimonies which, you are informed, they have given of you here.
Adieu! Continue to deserve such testimonies; and then you will not only deserve, but enjoy, my truest affection.《T》xt小说天堂
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What a number of sins does the cheerful, easy good?breeding of the French frequently cover! Many of them want common sense, many more common learning; but, in general, they make up so much, by their manner, for those defects, that, frequently, they pass undiscovered.
I have often said, and do think, that a Frenchman, who, with a fund of virtue, learning, and good?sense, has the manners and good?breeding of his country, is the perfection of human nature. This perfection you may, if you please, and I hope you will, arrive at.
You know what virtue is: you may have it if you will; it is in every man's power; and miserable is the man who has it not. Goodsense God has given you. Learning you already possess enough of, to have, in a reasonable time, all that a man need have. With this, you are thrown out early into the world, where it will be your own fault if you do not acquire all the other accomplishments necessary to complete and adorn your character.
You will do well to make your compliments to Madame St. Germain and Monsieur Pampigny; and tell them how sensible you are of their partiality to you, in the advantageous testimonies which, you are informed, they have given of you here.
Adieu! Continue to deserve such testimonies; and then you will not only deserve, but enjoy, my truest affection.《T》xt小说天堂