Descartesputsforwardsthemethodofgeneraldoubttocounteract
thefideisminscholasticismandskepticism.
笛卡儿为了对抗经院哲学的盲目信仰主义和怀疑论,提出了普遍怀疑方法。
我们的勇气并非生来就有,恐惧也是如此。
向这些敌人开战吧。向你的恐惧发起攻击。鼓足勇气去对抗那些阻碍你的事物,与那些阻挡你实现目标与梦想的事物战斗吧。
勇敢地生活,勇敢地追求你想要的一切,勇敢地成为你理想中的人。
Youcan' ' tletdoubttakeover.
takeover:接受;接管
Worseofall, theydoubtthemselves.
worseofall:更糟糕的是
激发你的人生潜能
GettingAroused
奥里森·马登 / OrisonMarden
"How' stheboygettingon, Davis?" AskedFarmerJohnField.
"Well, John, youandIareoldfriends," repliedDeaconDavis, ashetookanapplefromabarrelandhandedittoMarshall' sfatherasapeaceoffering; "weareoldfriends, andIdon' twanttohurtyourfeelings; butI' mabluntman, , steadyboy, allright, buthewouldn' ' , John, andteachhimhowtomilkcows!"
IfMarshallFieldhadremainedasclerkinDeaconDavis'sstoreinPittsfield, Massachusetts, wherehegothisfirstposition, hecouldneverhavebecomeoneoftheworld' smerchantprinces.
ButwhenhewenttoChicagoandsawthemarvelousexamplesaroundhimofpoorboyswhohadwonsuccess, itarousedhisambitionandfiredhimwiththedeterminationtobeagreatmerchanthimself."Ifotherscandosuchwonderfulthings," heaskedhimself, "whycannotI?"
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Manypeopleseemtothinkthatambitionisaqualitybornwithinus; thatitisnotsusceptibletoimprovement; , anditrequiresconstantcareandeducation, justasthefacultyformusicorartdoes, oritwillatrophy.
"WhatImostneed," asEmersonsays, "issomebodytomakemedowhatIcan." TodowhatIcan, thatismyproblem; notwhataNapoleonoraLincolncoulddo, —whetherIutilizeten, fifteen, twenty-five, orninetypercentofmyability.
, allunconsciously, goingtowastewithinthem.