一九、戒紙煙
(七月十八日)
吾年來志力之薄弱極矣,即戒紙煙一事,屢戒屢復(fù)為之,真是懦夫無志之為!吾去國以來,雖滴酒不入口,然紙煙之惡影響仍不少。赫氏之書曰:
"I am absolutely determined to transmit undiminished to my posterity this heritage which is mine."(Before Dawn, Act I. p. 52)
記此為座右之銘。自今日始,決不再吸紙煙或煙斗之類。今日之言,墨在紙上,不可漫滅,吾不得自欺。