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, .