朗费罗是19世纪美国最伟大的浪漫主义诗人之一。这是朗费罗的一首励志小诗，不要羡慕别人的成就，别人的成就都是通过每一天的努力取得的，想自己成功就得付出辛劳。
Heights 高度
By Longfellow 翻译/秋子树
The heights by great men reached and kept
伟人所至高度，
Were not attained by sudden flight,
并非一蹴而就；
But they, while their companions slept,
同伴半夜酣睡时，
Were toiling upward in the night.
辛勤攀登仍不辍。
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