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The significant inscription found on an old
key“If I rest,I rust”would be an excellent mot-
to for tho who are afflicted with the slightest
taint of idleness.Even the most industrious
might adopt it with advantage to rve as a re-
minder that,if one allows his faculties to rest,
like the iron in the unud key,they will soon
show signs of rust and,ultimately,cannot do
the work required of them.
Tho who would attain the heights reached
and kept by great men must keep their faculties
polished by constant u,so that they may un-
lock the doors of knowledge,the gate that
guard the entrances to the professions,to sci-
ence,art,literature,agriculture—every depart-
ment of human endeavor.
Industry keeps bright the key that opens
the treasury of achievement.If Hugh Miller,af-
ter toiling all day in a quarry,had devoted his
evenings to rest and recreation,he would never
have become a famous geologist.The celebrat-
ed mathematician,Edmund Stone,would never
have published a mathematical dictionary,nev-
er have found the key to science of mathemat-
ics,if he had given his spare moments to idle-
ness.Had the little Scotch lad,Ferguson,al-
lowed the busy brain to go to sleep while he
tended sheep on the hillside instead of calculat-
ing the position of the stars by a string of
beads,he would never have become a famous
astronomer
Labor vanquishes all—not inconstant,
spasmodic,or ill-directed labor,but faithful,un-
remitting,daily effort toward a well-directed
purpo.Just as truly as eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty,so is eternal industry the price
of noble and enduring success.
Industry Significance
河南信阳赵子龙
在一把旧钥匙上发现了一则意义深远
的铭文——如果我休息，我就会生锈。对于
那些懒散而烦恼的人来说，这将是至理名
言。甚至最为勤勉的人也以此作为警示：如
果一个人有才能而不用，就像废弃钥匙上的
铁一样，这些才能就会很快生锈，并最终无
法完成安排给自己的工作。
有些人想取得伟人所获得并保持的成
就，他们就必须不断运用自身才能，以便开
启知识的大门，即那些通往人类努力探求的
各个领域的大门，这些领域包括各种职业：
科学，艺术，文学，农业等。
勤奋使开启成功宝库的钥匙保持光
亮。如果休米勒在采石场劳作一天后，晚上
的时光用来休息消遣的话，他就不会成为名
垂青史的地质学家。著名数学家爱德蒙斯
通如果闲暇时无所事事，就不会出版数学词
典，也不会发现开启数学之门的钥匙。如果
苏格兰青年弗格森在山坡上放羊时，让他那
思维活跃的大脑处于休息状态，而不是借助
一串珠子计算星星的位置，他就不会成为著
名的天文学家。
劳动征服一切。这里所指的劳动不是
断断续续的、间歇性的或方向偏差的劳动，
而是坚定的、不懈的、方向正确的每日劳
动。正如要想拥有自由就要时刻保持警惕
一样，要想取得伟大的、持久的成功，就必须
坚持不懈地努力。
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