英语六级晨读美文100篇:The Price of Perfection（62）
<p> <span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="depreciate">depreciate</span>, <span word="stocks">stocks</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>,</p><p> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="panic">panic</span>,</p><p> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span>, <span word="unvarying">unvarying</span>,</p><p> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="character">character</span>.</p><p> <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="asset">asset</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="remain">remain</span>;</p><p> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="best">best</span></p><p> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="await">await</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lacks">lacks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="character">character</span>.</p><p> <span word="Character">Character</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="echo">echo</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="mistaken">mistaken</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="misleading">misleading</span>.</p><p> <span word="Character">Character</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ultimate">ultimate</span>, <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="persuasion">persuasion</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="having">having</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="depend">depend</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="asset">asset</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="character">character</span>,</p><p> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>,</p><p> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="square">square</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="character">character</span>;</p><p> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>.</p><p> <span word="Essentially">Essentially</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="inherited">inherited</span>,</p><p> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="processes">processes</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="toilsome">toilsome</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="price">price</span>.</p>
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