Choice Of Companions
By WilliamMakepeace Thayer
1．A good companion is better than afortune , for a fortune cannot purchase those elements of character which makecompanionship a blessing . The best companion is one who is wiser and betterthan ourselves , for we are inspired by his wisdom and virtue to nobler deeds .
2．＂Keep good company , and you shallbe one of the number ,＂said George Herbert . ＂A man is known by the company he keeps . ＂Character makes character in theassociations of life faster than anything else . This fact makes the choice ofcompanions in early life more important even than that of teachers andguardians .
3．Companionship is education , goodor bad ; it develops manhood or womanhood , high or low ; it lifts the soulupward or drags it downward ; it ministers to virtue or vice . Sow virtue , andthe harvest will be virtue . Sow vice , and the harvest will be vice . Goodcompanions help us to sow virtue ; evil companions help us to sow vice .
择友
威廉·麦克皮斯塞耶
William MakepeaceThayer 威廉·麦克皮斯塞耶。
本篇强调了择友的重要。近朱者赤，近墨者黑。益友令我们见贤思齐，提升人格；损友则在我们的灵魂中播下邪恶的种子而使我们堕落。
1．益友胜于财富。因为益友优秀的品格使友谊成为一种服气和恩惠，这岂是财富所能换取。最好的朋友是一位比自己聪明/卓越的人，因为他的智慧与美德令我们见贤思齐。
2．乔治·赫伯这样说过：“结交善友，你也变得贤良。”“观其友，知其人。”人与人之间的交往最容易影响性格。因此早年择友而交，比选择老师和保护人更重要。
3．交友是一种教育，或好或坏，它使人格高尚或低级，使精神升华或堕落，使德性美善或卑劣。播种美德，收获美德；播种罪恶，收获罪恶。益友使我们播种美德，而损友却使我们播种罪恶。
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