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To wait patiently, however, men must work cheerfully. Cheerfulness and diligence are nine-tenths of practical wisdom. They are the life and soul of success, as well as of happiness; perhaps the very highest pleasure in life consisting in clear, brisk, conscious working; energy, confidence, and every other good quality mainly depending upon it.
　　不过，要想耐心地等待，人们必须愉快地工作。愉快和勤奋就是绝大部分的实用智慧。两者不仅是幸福的关键，也是成功的关键；或许人生最大的乐趣莫过于明确、轻快、自觉地工作；干劲、自信及其它好品质基本上全有赖于此。