1。 If I were a boy again， I would practice perseverance more often， and never give up a thing because it was or inconvenient。 If we want light， we must conquer darkness。
2。 Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results。 “There are only two creatures，” says a proverb， “who can surmount the pyramids—the eagle and the snail。”
3。 If I were a boy again， I would school myself into a habit of attention； I would let nothing come between me and the subject in hand。 I would remember that a good skater never tries to skate in two directions at once。
4。 The habit of attention becomes part of our life， if we begin early enough。 I often hear grown up people say “ I could not fix my attention on the sermon or book， although I wished to do so”， and the reason is， the habit was not formed in youth。
5。 If I were to live my life over again， I would pay more attention to the cultivation of the memory。 I would strengthen that faculty by every possible means， and on every possible occasion。 It takes a little hard work at first to remember things accurately； but memory soon helps itself， and gives very little trouble。 It only needs early cultivation to become a power。
1。 假如我又回到了童年，我做事要更有毅力，决不因为事情艰难或者麻烦而撒手不干，我们要光明，就得征服黑暗。
2。 毅力在效果上有时能同天才相比。俗话说：“能登上金字塔的生物，只有两种——鹰和蜗牛。”
3。 假如我又回到了童年，我就要养成专心致志的习惯；有事在手，就决不让任何东西让我分心。我要牢记：优秀的滑冰手从不试图同时滑向两个不同的方向。
4。 如果及早养成这种专心致志的习惯，它将成为我们生命的一部分。我常听成年人说：“虽然我希望能集中注意听牧师讲道或读书，但往往做不到。”而原因就是年轻时没有养成这种习惯。
5。 假如我现在能重新开始我的生命，我就要更注意记忆力的培养。我要采取一切可能的办法，并且在一切可能的场合，增强记忆力。要正确无误地记住一些东西，在开始阶段的确要做出一番小小的努力；但要不了多久，记忆力本身就会起作用，使记忆成为轻而易举的事，只需及早培养，记忆自会成为一种才能。