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1. You must get rid of the last vestige of the old idea that there is a Deity whose will it is that you should be poor or whose purposes may be served by keeping you in poverty.
get rid of：摆脱，除去
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2. You do not want to get rich solely for the good of others， to lose yourself for the salvation of mankind...
for the good of：为了……的好处，为了……的利益
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生命的最佳时期
The Prime Time in Life
佚名 / Anonymous
The ups and downs of life may seem to have no predictable plan. But scientists now know there are very definite patterns that almost all people share. Even if you’ve passed some of your “prime”， you still have other prime years to experience in the future. Certain important primes seem to peak later in life.
When are you smartest？ From 18 to 25， according to I.Q. scores； but you’re wiser and more experienced with increasing age.
You’re sharpest in your 20’s； around 30， memory begins to decline， particularly your ability to perform mathematical computations. But your I.Q. for other tasks climbs. Your vocabulary at age 45， for example， is 3 times as great as when you graduated from college. At 60， your brain possesses almost 4 times as much information as it did at age 21.
This trade-off between sharpness and wisdom has led psychologists to suggest that “maturity quotients (M.Q.)” be adopted for adults.
When are you happiest？ You have the best physical sense of yourself from 15 to 24； the best professional sense from 40 to 49.
Before age 24， we believe that our happiest years are yet to come； over 30， we believe that they’re behind us. A National Health Survey agrees： After age 30， we “become more realistic and do not view happiness as a goal in itself. If we maintain our health， achieve professional and emotional goals， then happiness， we feel， will follow”.