It is not true suffering ennobles the character；

happiness does that sometimes,but suffering,for the most part,makes men petty and vindictive.

To make good use of life one should have in youth the experience of advanced years,and in old age the vigor of youth.

苦难

说苦难能使人格得到升华，这是不确切的；

幸福有时倒能做到这一点，而苦难常会使人心胸狭窄，产生复仇的心理。

青年而有老年之经验，老年而有青年之朝气，就能使人生发挥更大的作用。