1. 没有人只因年龄的增长而年老，人们往往因放弃理想而迈入年老。
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2. 岁月可使肌肤长满皱纹，但放弃**则使心灵布满灰尘。
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3. 我们因充满信心而变得年轻，因心存疑虑而变得年老。
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短语应用
1. These bow the heart and turn the spirit back to dust.
turn back：往回走；阻挡；翻回到
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2. When the wires are all down， and all the central places of your heart are covered with the snows of pessimism and the ice of cynicism.
be covered with：被……盖满；充满着……
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快乐吧！
Be Happy！
劳埃德·莫里斯 / Lloyd Morris
劳埃德·莫里斯（1613-1680），英国作家，作品富于机智幽默。著有《格言集》等。
本文以演绎的手法论述快乐对人的影响。作者先借梅斯菲尔德的诗引出“快乐”与“智慧”的关系，接着以人在快乐时的种种心理反应，点出快乐无处不在。最后再给予肯定的结论：快乐是智慧的开端。
“The days that make us happy make us wise.”
________ —John Masefield
When I first read this line by England’ s Poet Laureate， it startled me. What did Masefield mean？ Without thinking about it much， I had always assumed that the opposite was true. But his sober assurance was arresting. I could not forget it.
Finally， I seemed to grasp his meaning and realized that here was a profound observation. The wisdom that happiness makes possible lies in clear perception， not fogged by anxiety nor dimmed by despair and boredom， and without the blind spots caused by fear.
Active happiness—not mere satisfaction or contentment—often comes suddenly， like an April shower or the unfolding of a bud. Then you discover what kind of wisdom has accompanied it. The grass is greener， bird songs are sweeter， the shortcomings of your friends are more understandable and more forgivable. Happiness is like a pair of eyeglasses correcting your spiritual vision.