用快乐装点生活

Ten things are necessary for happiness in this life， the first being a good digestion， and the other nine—money； so at least it is said by our modern philosophers. Yet the author of A Gentle Life speaks more truly in saying that the Divine creation includes thousands of superfluous joys which are totally unnecessary to the bare support of life.

He alone is the happy man who has learned to extract happiness—not from ideal conditions， but from the actual ones about him. The man who has mastered the secret will not wait for ideal surroundings； he will not wait until next year， next decade， until he gets rich， until he can travel abroad， until he can afford to surround himself with works of the great masters； but he will make the most out of life today， where he is.

Paradise is here or nowhere， and you must take your joy with you or you will never find it.

It is after business hours， not in them， that men break down. Men must， like Philip Amour， turn the key on business when they leave it， and at once unlock the doors of some wholesome recreation. Dr. Lyman Beecher used to divert himself with a violin. He had a regular system of what he called “unwinding”， thus relieving the great strain put upon him.

“A man，” says Dr. Johnson， “should spend part of his time with the laughers.”

Humor was Lincolns life preserver， as it has been of thousands of others. “If it were not for this，” he used to say， “I should die.” His jests and quaint stories lighted the gloom of dark hours of national peril.

“Next to virtue，” said Agnes Strickland， “the fun in this world is what we can least share.”

“I have fun from morning till night，” said the editor Charles A. Dana to a friend who was growing prematurely old. “Do you read novels， and play billiards， and walk a great deal？”

要滿足幸福生活，就必须具备十个条件。第一是要有良好的消化能力，其他九个无一例外都是金钱。最起码当代的哲学家们是这样说的。不过，《温柔的生活》的作者却有着更为现实的看法，他说这种神圣产物蕴含着不计其数的欢乐，如果一个人对生活毫无所求的话，这些欢乐是根本没有必要的。

他自己便是一个享受快乐的人，他知道如何寻觅快乐——不是来源于理想状态的幻想，而是来源于身边的实际生活。一个人若是领悟了这个秘诀，就不会期待不切实际的幻境，不会等待下一年、下一个十年的到来，不会等到自己成为富人，不会等到自己能够去国外旅行，也不会默默地等待自己拥有一切，而是尽情地享受今天的生活，把握当下。

每个角落都是天堂，但你的心中一定要带着欢乐，否则你将永远错过它。

人们应该在工作时间之外放松精神，而不是在工作时间之内。人们应该以菲利普·阿穆尔为榜样，在完成工作后，就将其抛之身后，并立马打开有益于健康的娱乐大门。莱曼·比彻博士经常利用一把小提琴来调节自己的心情。他有一套被他称为“解缚”的完备方法，并以此来消除自己的紧张感。

约翰逊博士建议：“一个人应当多花一些时间来欢笑。”

同许多的普通人一样，幽默是林肯快乐的秘诀。他常挂在嘴边的一句话便是：“如果不是因为这样，我可能早就活不下去了。”正是他的笑话和新奇的故事，为处于低潮时期的国家带来一片光明。

艾格尼丝·斯特里克兰说：“除了美德，欢笑也是这个世界上我们能够分享得最少的东西之一。”

編辑查尔斯·安德森·达纳对一个未老先衰的朋友说：“我整天都很快乐。”并问他，“你平时看小说、打台球、散步吗？”

Gladstone early formed a habit of looking on the bright side of things， and never lost a moments sleep by worrying about public business.

There are many out-of-door sports， and the very presence of nature is to many a great joy. How true it is that， if we are cheerful and contented， all nature smiles with us—the air seems more balmy， the sky more clear， the earth has a brighter green， the trees have a richer foliage， the flowers are more fragrant， the birds sing more sweetly， and the sun， moon， and stars all appear more beautiful. It is a grand thing to live—to open the eyes in the morning and look out upon the world， to drink in the pure air and enjoy the sweet sunshine， to feel the pulse bound，and the being thrill with the consciousness of strength and power in every nerve； it is a good thing simply to be alive， and it is a good world we live in， in spite of the abuse we are fond of giving it.

Upon every side of us is to be found what one has happily called—unworked joy mines.

And he who goes “prospecting” to see what he can daily discover is a wise man， training his eyes to see beauty in everything and everywhere.

“One ought， every day，” says Goethe， “at least to hear a little song， read a good poem， see a fine picture， and， if it were possible， to speak a few reasonable words.” And if this be good for ones self， why not try the song， the poem， the picture， and the good words on someone else？ Shall music and poetry die out of you while you are struggling for that which can never enrich the character， nor add to the souls worth？ Shall a disciplined imagination fill the mind with beautiful pictures？ He who has intellectual resources to fall back upon will not lack for daily recreation most wholesome...

In the world of books， what is grand and inspiring may easily become a part of every mans life. A fondness for good literature， for good fiction， for travel， for abundant history， and for biography—what is better than this？Gladstone early formed a habit of looking on the bright side of things， and never lost a moments sleep by worrying about public business.

There are many out-of-door sports， and the very presence of nature is to many a great joy. How true it is that， if we are cheerful and contented， all nature smiles with us—the air seems more balmy， the sky more clear， the earth has a brighter green， the trees have a richer foliage， the flowers are more fragrant， the birds sing more sweetly， and the sun， moon， and stars all appear more beautiful. It is a grand thing to live—to open the eyes in the morning and look out upon the world， to drink in the pure air and enjoy the sweet sunshine， to feel the pulse bound，and the being thrill with the consciousness of strength and power in every nerve； it is a good thing simply to be alive， and it is a good world we live in， in spite of the abuse we are fond of giving it.

Upon every side of us is to be found what one has happily called—unworked joy mines.

And he who goes “prospecting” to see what he can daily discover is a wise man， training his eyes to see beauty in everything and everywhere.

“One ought， every day，” says Goethe， “at least to hear a little song， read a good poem， see a fine picture， and， if it were possible， to speak a few reasonable words.” And if this be good for ones self， why not try the song， the poem， the picture， and the good words on someone else？ Shall music and poetry die out of you while you are struggling for that which can never enrich the character， nor add to the souls worth？ Shall a disciplined imagination fill the mind with beautiful pictures？ He who has intellectual resources to fall back upon will not lack for daily recreation most wholesome...

In the world of books， what is grand and inspiring may easily become a part of every mans life. A fondness for good literature， for good fiction， for travel， for abundant history， and for biography—what is better than this？