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What did you learn too late in life?

Quora文选英语  · 公众号  · 问答  · 2017-12-06 15:16

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What did you learn too late in life?

Tolumide Shopein, B.Sc. Biochemistry, Crawford University (2014)

Updated Sep 30

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  1. Dad was right, save first before you start spending.

  2. Your reward is not in heavenOnly lazy lads say this.

  3. Life is actually short. Nothing lasts forever.

  4. Money is not the root of all evil. The lack of money is.

  5. Never sacrifice your progress for a friend. They might not do the same if the tables were turned.

  6. Stop trying to make everyone love you. You need enemies to succeed.

  7. Find something you love, something you can lean on to, something that would keep you going. You need somethig to fall back on when you get depressed.

  8. Networking is important. Never underestimate anybody.

  9. Politics and religion are just as important as oxygen and CO2, they have killed nations and developed some.

  10. Never take any opportunity for granted. See that school you have access to and hate so much, some other kid just wishes he had something close to that.

  11. Classical music is good.

  12. Read as many books as possible. No knowledge is ever lost.

  13. Mom and Dad always wanted the best for you.

Vocabularies:

2017年第50周词汇整理 [2017.12.06]

  • lad: boy; young man 男孩儿、男青年、小伙子:

    • The town's changed a lot since I was a lad. 从我幼时至今,这小城市已有了很大变化。

  • turn the tables:

    • reverse your position relative to someone else, especially by turning a position of disadvantage into one of advantage.