罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森/RobertLouisStevenson
Extremebusyness, whetheratschoolorcollege, kirkormarket, isasymptomofdeficientvitality; -alive, hackneyedpeopleabout, , orsetthemaboardship, andyouwillseehowtheypinefortheirdeskortheirstudy.
Theyhavenocuriosity; theycannotgivethemselvesovertorandomprovocations; theydonottakepleasureintheexerciseoftheirfacultiesforitsownsake; andunlessNecessitylaysaboutthemwithastick, : theycannotbeidle, theirnatureisnotgenerousenough; andtheypassthosehoursinasortofcoma, , whentheyarenothungryandhavenomindtodrink, , , youwouldsupposetherewasnothingtolookatandnoonetospeakwith; youwouldimaginetheywereparalysedoralienated; andyetverypossiblytheyarehardworkersintheirownway, , butallthetimetheyhadtheireyeonthemedal; theyhavegoneaboutintheworldandmixedwithcleverpeople, 'ssoulwerenottoosmalltobeginwith, theyhavedwarfedandnarrowedtheirsbyalifeofallworkandnoplay; untilheretheyareatforty, withalistlessattention, amindvacantofallmaterialofamusement, andnotonethoughttorubagainstanother, , hemighthaveclamberedontheboxes; whenhewastwenty, hewouldhavestaredatthegirls; butnowthepipeissmokedout, thesnuffboxempty, andmygentlemansitsboltuprightuponabench, .
