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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 243
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
Even happiness itself may become habitual. There is a habit of looking at the bright side of things, and also of looking at the dark side. Dr. Johnson has said that the habit of looking at the best side of a thing is worth more to a man than a thousand pounds a year. And we possess the power, to a great extent, of so exercising the will as to direct the thoughts upon objects calculated to yield happiness and improvement rather than their opposites. In this way the habit of happy thought may be made to spring up like any other habit. And to bring up men or women with a genial nature of this sort, a good temper, and a happy frame of mind, is perhaps of even more importance, in many cases, than to perfect them in much knowledge and many accomplishments.
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甚至幸福本身也可以成为习惯。有看事物光明面的习惯，也有看黑暗面的习惯。约翰逊博士说过，看事物最好一面的习惯，比一年一千英镑更有价值。我们在很大程度上拥有这种力量：通过意志引导思想，去关注那些能带来幸福和进步的事物，而不是相反。这样，快乐思维的习惯就能像其他习惯一样培养起来。培养出性情温和、脾气好、心态快乐的人，在许多情况下，可能比让他们精通许多知识和技能更重要。
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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助》中引约翰逊博士语，论快乐习惯，19世纪英国。
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