It is never worthwhile to absolutely exhaustone’s lf or to take big less for an adequateobject.
I want you to keep in training the faculties，whibsp;would make you，if the need aro，able to put your last ounbsp;of plud strength into a test.But I do not want you to squahe qualities.
To have you play football as well as you do，and make a good name in boxing and wrestling，and be bsp;of your d crew，and stand d or third in your class in the studies，is all right.
I should be rather sorry to e you drop too near the middle of your class，becau，as you ot enter college until you are een，and will therefore be a year later in entering life，I want you to be prepared in the best possible way，so as to make
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up forthe delay.But I know that all you bsp;do you will do to keep substantiallythe position in the class that you have so far kept，and I have entire trust in you，for you have always dervedit.
Oyster Bay
May 7th，1901
親愛的特德，
見到你我再高興不過了，我們在一起度過了幸福的時光。我覺得你做得很好，離開時我是這麼想的。我對你在學習和體育方麵的名次十分滿意。我希望你體育好，更希望你學習好。但是如果得第一讓你用功過度，甚至損害了健康的話，我則不希望你名列第一，無論是在學習上還是體育上。我一直堅信，做任何事都要全力以赴，無論是學拉丁文還是學數學，練拳擊或是打橄欖球，但同時也要均衡適度。如果不是為了值得的目標，絕不值得耗盡精力或冒巨大的風險。我要你繼續訓練能力，一旦需要，就可以拿出全部勇氣和力量投入競爭。但我不要你濫用這些能力。你隻需保持你在橄欖球上的優勢，在拳擊和摔跤上贏得一席之地，成為二線隊員中的領袖人物，學習上排到班級的二三名，這就足夠了。如果你的成績落到班級的中遊，我會很傷心的。因為你要到19歲才能上大學，也就是會晚一年步入社會，因此我要你充分準備，以彌補這一年的耽擱。但我知道，你有能力和意願，會努力保持住你在班上目前所處的位置。我完全相信你，因為你從未讓我失望過。
It is never worthwhile to absolutely exhaustone’s lf or to take big less for an adequateobject.