Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart---Thirty True Things You Need To Know Now

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By Gordon Livingston,M.D.

Gordon Livingston,M.D. is a graduate of West Point and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, has been a physician since 1967. He is a psychiatrist and writer who contributes frequently to the Washington Post,San Francisco Chronicle, Baltimore Sun,and Reader's Digest.

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/ w1 m( G  Z  j1.If the map doesn't agree with the ground, the map is wrong.
' m1 w' X( m8 Q$ s- P* M2.We are what we do.
8 v1 r9 r1 w/ w* j5 U4 G% B' U3.It is difficult to remove by logic an idea not placed there by logic in the first place.
4.The statute of limitations has expired on most of our childhood traumas.
& N1 n, v% k+ B5 R$ [# e, P5.Any relationship is under the control of the person who cares the least.
6.Feelings follow behavior.
7.Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid.
( l% O5 L6 u( Y$ m! D* i+ f0 n9 }8.The perfect is the enemy of the good.
) I- E& Y: ]7 u9.life's two important questions are "Why" and "Why not",The tricky is knowing which one to ask.
& O; s5 |" z$ i2 U3 a3 s10.Our greatest strengths is our greatest weaknesses
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to be continous.

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"to be continous" is supposed to be "to be continued".

& S! F- ~: u* N( I. U# W& m3 Q11.The most secure prisons is those we constructed for ourselves.
: T4 u* a  d9 H/ M+ t12.The problems of the elderly are frequently serious but seldom interesting.
13.Happiness is the ultimate risk.
- f$ I+ v6 K* O9 J& l+ ^: ^- R14.True love is the apple of the Eden.
15.Only bad things happen quickly.
. q: y' ?  X7 Y  N16.Not all who wander are lost.
. Y  ?, ]- j6 }2 J* v) E17.unrequited love is painful but not romantic.
- H. O" c3 b4 p% {* W5 p18.There is nothing more pointless, or common, than doing the same things and expecting different results.
19.We flee from the truth in vain.
20.It's a poor idea to lie to oneself.

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21.We are all prone to the myth of the perfect stranger.
22.Love  is never lost, not even in death.
5 d% ^3 ^1 r- h) T23.Nobody likes to be told what to do.
9 T: y6 ?& ~0 j- N3 I7 r( ]24.The major advantage of illness is that it provides relief from responsibility.
25.We are afraid of wrong things.
( L) x/ B/ c9 i) |26.Parents have the limited ability to shape children's behavior,except for the worse.
27.The only real paradises are those we have lost.
28.Of all the forms of courage, the ability to laugh is the most profoundly therapeutic.
9 o7 ~# I1 A) k1 G- J9 L3 g6 |29.Mental health requires freedom of choice.
30.Forgiveness is a form of letting go, but they are not the same thing.

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有些话，越琢磨越觉得有道理。

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They're very very true!

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太深奥了点

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# f. k+ l5 ~. n6 U0 q对于这三十个标题，每个在书中都有详细举例和说明，看完书就不觉得深奥了，但我不能把整本书都搬上去，所以就觉得有些不好理解。
千度 发表于 2010-2-10 19:36