Day 18

Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.
Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.
Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.


青春并不是人生當中的一段時期,而是一種心理狀態(tài);代表青春的并不是紅光滿面,身手矯捷,而是堅強的意志,高超的想像,旺盛的感情;青春乃是生命之深泉的一股清新氣質(zhì)。
單是歲月的增進,并不足以使人衰老;放棄自己的理想,才會使人衰老。
歲月會在皮膚上面留下皺紋,失去熱情則會在靈魂上面留下皺紋。憂慮、懷疑、缺乏自信、恐懼和絕望——這些情緒會把心靈壓垮,使精神崩潰。