In his autobiographV£¬Benvenuto Cellini wrote£º<br > A1l men of whatsoever quality they be who have done anything of excellence<br > or which may properly resemble excellence ought£¬if they are persons of truth<br > and honesty£¬to describe their life with their own hand£¬but they ought not to<br > attempt SO fine an enterprise till they have passed the age of forty£®<br > Whether I have done anything of excellence or properly resembling<br > it iS not for me to determine£®I certainly have had many opportunities<br > SO to do£®The years of my life have been filled with interest£¬variety£¬and<br > excitement£®NOW that I am far beyond Cellini7S age of forty£¬I venture<br > to yield to his injunction and describe my 1ife 7with my own hand£®7 This<br > iS the first of three volumes to that end£®<br > They tell my own story and therefore£¬naturally£¬concentrate more<br > on my association with certain events than with the events themselves£®<br >A large part of the first volume deals with my career as a civil servant<br > in the Department of External Aflairs£®It was there I first played any<br > discernible part in national and international events£®At first that part<br > was small£¬but there was compensation in having a fine view of the<br > stage and its maj or actors£®Later£¬I moved closer to the centre with<br > appropriate changes in both role and view£®The volume ends with my<br > entry into politics as Minister of the department in which I had happily<br > served for twenty years£®<br > Volume 2 will cover my tenure as Secretary of State for External<br > Affairs in the government of Mr Louis st Laurent from 1948 to 1957£®<br >Th，1ast 31ume Nil¡¯be £ºerned with my years as Prime Minister andl e last volume will be concerned with m ears as rime Minister and<br >