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这条谚语对资质平庸的人有两方面影响：它让资质平庸之辈不屑练习，而令资质超凡者为此付出很多，同时也将自己的思想强加给他人；它使人们疏于写作和写日记，同时也导致了本该锁在作者抽屉里的文集和日记的发表。
它导致了布兰克先生不去写诗——出于自娱自乐或与朋友的消遣，他可以写得很好的。
同时，它也致使德茜小姐为了她那些并不成功的模仿之作（模仿德拉梅尔先生、叶芝先生和布里奇斯博士）而去纠缠各个杂志社疲惫的编辑们。
结果是，现在，我们整个国家的艺术生活存在着两方面的迫切需求：更多的业余爱好者从事艺术实践，以及更高水平、更专业的艺术。
只有达到这两个目标，我们才能获取心灵深处最美好的东西。
我认为，对我们来说，除去公民的职责，除去我们作为儿子、丈夫、父亲或者女儿、妻子、母亲的责任外，只有一件事情值得我们好好去做，值得我们全力以赴。
这件事可以是写作、制造蒸汽机，也可以是砌砖块。
除此之外，很多事我们都可以草草地去做，仅用我们一部分的精力，目的是为了放松自己或者触动自己的心灵。
只有意识到这一点，人们才会幸福，才会满意，我们的家园才会更加美好。
我认为，有些事情草草去做可能比认真去做要好一些。
比如钓鱼，其结果就是鱼儿被宰杀，一想到这些，钓鱼的乐趣就会**然无存。
当然，如果你既能钓到鱼又不去宰杀它，那就另当别论了。
CharlesLambwroteaseriesofessaysuponpopularfallacies.Idonot，atthemoment，carrythemverymymemory；but，ureacherousservantmisleadsmemoreeventhansheusuallydoes，hedidnotwriteofonepieceofproverbialso-calledwisdomthathasalwaysseemedtometobepeculiarlypernidthissaw，thisscrapofspeciousadvice，thisuntruthmasqueradingaslogiethatIremembertohavehadhurledatmyheadatfrequentintervalsfrommyearliestyhtuptomypresentadvananytimeshaveIhat"Ifathingiswatall，itiswwell"？
&hereamoreuntruthfulwordspokeheworldisfullofthingsthatarew，butlynwell.WasitasageasHerbertSpencerwhosaidtotheyoungmanwhohadjustbeatenhimatbilliards，"Moderateskill，sir，isthesignofagoodeyeandasteadyhand，butskillsuchasyuesayouthmisspent？"Isahplayingsupremelyristantpradappli？
AgainsttheprofessionalplayerIsaynothing；heisapublitertaiher，andbyhisskillinhisparticularsportheatleastfulfillsthefirstsocialdutyofman—thathimselfandhisfamilybyhisoweexertions.Butwhatistobesaidofthecrackamateur？Tomeheseemsoptibleofmankind.Heeardevoteshimself，forthemereselfishpleasureofthething，tosomegame，whichheplaysdayindayout；hebreaksdowarydistiheamateurandtheprofessiouallyhisskilldesertshim，andheleavesbehindhimnothingthatisofservicetohisfellowmen—notabrihed，en，notevenafamilysupportedaedbyhislabor.
Itistruethathehasprovidedeforaumberofpersons，buthehashepluithimselftothetestbywhichwedemaertainershouldjustifyhischoiceofag—thedemonstratiohatthepubliciswillingtopayhimforhise.And，whenhisdayisover，whatisleft，heworld，buttohimself？Nothingbutaisatotten，orisrememberedbystoutgentlemeninclubs.
Theplayiainly，isathingwhiwell.Butthatdoesisnatall，astheproverbwould，byimpli，persuadeus.Thereisnreeableandsalutarythanplayingagamewhielikes，aangitbadlyihepleasureofeeofahemanwhomihewinsissman—whichobservatioheruleitimpliesisseldomobserved，andparativelyfewpeoplereallyplaygamesforthesheereheplaying.Isthisheprevalendpopularityofhandicaps？Whyshouldweexpecttobegivenpoibethatiherthanourownskill？
"Ah！
but，"myreadermaysay，"thelayerwantstoretsihemaygivethestroergame."Really，Idohatisso.Possible，sometimes，astrongandvaingloriousplayermaywishtogivepoints，ihisviaybethemoreIdonotthihisisthetrueexplanation.That，Isuspect，wasgiveherdaybythesecretaryofalawour，inwhichIplayed."Whyallthisnonsenseofhandiotletusbesquarelybeaten，a？"Iaskedhi"Because，"Hereplied，"ifwedidnotgivehandieofthelessgoodplayerswoulde;Isthatnotathatthemajorityofushavebothrealizedthetruevaluedoingatrivialthingbadly，foritsownsake，andmustneedshaveourmindsbuoyedaoafalsesenseofexce？
&isnotonlysusicallytrivialthingsasgamesthatarewbadly.Thisisatruthwhich，oddlyefreelyofsomethings—butnotofothers—andasathingwhichwearequitettodowillletmeiing.Ag，atitsbest，beagreatart，athingwsupremelywell，thoughitsworth，likethatofalliivearts，islessesevaworksimediumofhumanfleshandblood，ahattheactorcreate—forwhatretativeartistisreallyacreativeartistwinaperishablemedium—isanimpressionupoihtarousedin，themindsofanaudiendisincapableofrecord.
Ag，thee—thoughIhaveochedeversobrieflytheproofofmybelief—beagreatart.Butisaerredfromtakingpartiricalsbythesideratioaotabitofit！
AlynisohingsaboutwhichIamwritihethingsthatarewbadly.
Ahingismusic；butheretheproverbialfallaexertsitspower，asitdoesnot，forsomeobsdunreasoningdisation，inag.Mostpeopleseemtothinkthatiftheyg，orplaythepiano，fiddle，orsackbut，admirablywell，theymustnotdoahingsatall.Thattheyshouldnotindisatelyforcetheirinferiorperformahepubliupontheiraces，Iadmit.Butthatthereis;i;forinferiormusianuntruththatIflatlydeny.
Howmanysonsanddaughtershavenot，withaverysmalltaleheirparehelessfondlyprejudicedearsoftheirfriepleasurewiththesingingofsimplesongs？Thehereestothesiofdissatisfaginglessoaken，and—ifthepupilisofmoderatetalentadisposition—limitationsarediscovered.Andthen，inoften，thesingingisdropped，likeahotpenny.Howmanyfathershavenotbanishedmusitheirhomesbyengtheirdaughterstotakesiahomemaybethefresherfthatwoulddeservebrickbatsataparishcert.
Imaypauseheretohecuriousexthatpeoplewhoanyatbepersuadedtosinginthedrawing-room，oreveh，willwithouthesitationuplifttheirtunelessviousmeetingsorinchurch.Thereisaperfectlygoodandhoionofthis，Ibelieve，butitbelongstotherealmofmetaphysidisbeyoscope.
Thiscursedbelief，thatifathingiswatall，itiswwell，isthecauseofagreatimpoverishmentinourprivatelife，andalso，tosomeextent，ofthelofstandardsinourpubliclife.Forthisteofproverbialfaithhastwoeffealltalents：itleadsmodestpersonshematall，apersoodosotoomudtoforcethemselvesuponthepublic.Itleadstothedecayandofthekeepingofdiaries，and，assurely，itleadstothepublioirsashouldremaihewriters'desks.
ItleadsMr.Blanknottowriteversesatall—whichhemightverywelldo，forthesakeofhisoiness，andfortheamusementofhisfriends—anditleadsMissDashtopestertheoverworkededitorsofvariousjournalswithherunsuccessfulimitationsofMr.delaMare，Mr.Yeats，andDr.Bridges.Theresultisthatournationalartistiowsuffersfromtwogreatneeds：Aracticeofthearts，andahigher，moreexclusive，professionalstandard.Untiltheseareachievedweshallhebestoutofoursouls.
&his，Iceive，thatthereisformostofusohing—beyond，ofcourse，ourdutiesofshipandourpersonaldutiesassons，orhusbands，hters，orwives，ormothers—thatiswwell—thatistosay，withally.Thatohiing，oritmaybemakingsteam-engines，bricks.Butafterthattherearehuhingsthatarewbadly，withonlyparty，forthesakeoftherelaxatius，aswhichtheygiveuswithourminds.Andtheslahis，asohehappier，themoreted，themracious，willourlandbe.
Thereareeven，Imaintain，thingsthatareierdohanwell.siderfishing，whereone'swholepleasureisoftenspoiledbyhavingtokillafish.Now，ifonetrivealwaystotrytocatchafish，aodoso，o—butthatisaory.
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