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9. The temperance of the hero proceeds from the same wish to do no dishonor to the worthiness he has. But he loves it for its elegancy, not for its austerity. It seems not worth his while to be solemn, and denounce with bitterness flesh-eating or wine-drinking, the use of tobacco, or opium, or tea, or silk, or gold. A great man scarcely knows how he dines, how he dresses; but without railing or precision, his living is natural and poetic. John Eliot,[338] the Indian Apostle, drank water, and said of wine,--"It is a noble, generous liquor, and we should be humbly thankful for it, but, as I remember, water was made before it." Better still is the temperance of king David[339] who poured out on the ground unto the Lord the water which three of his warriors had brought him to drink, at the peril of their lives.
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白话
英雄的节制不是苦行，而是出于不愿辜负自身价值的愿望。他喜欢节制是因为它优雅，而不是因为它严厉。他觉得没必要板着脸谴责吃肉、喝酒、抽烟、吸鸦片、喝茶、穿丝绸或戴金子。伟人几乎不知道自己吃了什么、穿了什么；他不抱怨也不讲究，生活自然而有诗意。印第安使徒约翰·艾略特喝水，谈到酒时说：“它是高贵慷慨的液体，我们应谦卑地感谢它，但据我所记，水比它先造。”大卫王的节制更好：三位勇士冒死为他取水，他却把水浇奠在耶和华面前。
上下文
爱默生《随笔集》中论英雄主义，强调节制应出于优雅而非严苛，引约翰·艾略特和大卫王为例。
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你能否在某个习惯上做到自然优雅的节制，而不是咬牙切齿地克制？
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