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青年霍格森，在山坡上放羊时让他那繁忙的大脑处于休眠状态，而不是花费心思计算星星的位置，他将不会成为著名的天文学家。

劳动改变一切——不是断断续续、变化无常的或者方向偏差的劳动，而是忠诚的、不懈的、方向正确的日夜劳动。正如，要想获得自由，必须时刻警惕；而要想获得永久的成功，则必须坚持不懈地工作。

If　I　Rest；　I　Rust

Orison　Marden

The　significant　inscription　found　on　an　old　key—“If　I　rest；　I　rust”—would　be　an　excellent　motto　for　those　who　are　afflicted　with　the　slightest　taint　of　idleness。　Even　the　industrious　might　adopt　it　with　advantage　to　serve　as　a　reminder　that；　if　one　allows　his　faculties　to　rest；　like　the　iron　in　the　unused　key；　they　will　soon　show　signs　of　rust；　and；　ultimately；　cannot　do　the　work　required　of　them。

Those　who　would　attain　the　heights　reached　and　kept　by　great　men　must　keep　their　faculties　polished　by　constant　use；　so　that　they　may　unlock　the　doors　of　knowledge；　the　gates　that　guard　the　entrances　to　the　professions；　to　science；　art；　literature；　agriculture—every　department of　human　endeavor。

Industry　keeps　bright　the　key　that　opens　the　treasury　of　achievement。　If　Hugh　Miller；　after　toiling　all　day　in　a　quarry；　had　devoted　his　evenings　to　rest　and　recreation　he　would　never　have　bee　a　famous　geologist。　The　celebrated　mathematician；　Edmund　Stone；　would　never　have　published　a　mathematical　dictionary；　never　have　found　the　key　to　science　of　mathematics；　if　he　had　given　his　spare　moments　to　idleness。　Had　the　little　Scotch　lad；　Ferguson；　allowed　the　busy　brain　to　go　to　sleep　while　he　tended　sheep　on　the　hillside；　instead　of　calculating　the　position　of　the　stars　by　a　string　of　beads；　he　would　never　have　bee　a　famous　astronomer。

Labor　vanquished　all—not　inconstant；　spasmodic；　or　ill…directed　labor；　but　faithful；　unremitting；　daily　effort　toward　a　well…directed　purpose。　Just　as　truly　as　eternal　vigilance　is　the　price　of　liberty；　so　is　eternal　industry　the　pr