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本杰明·富兰克林《本杰明·富兰克林自传》· The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin · 领导

At length, a fresh difference arising between my brother and me, I took upon me to assert my freedom, presuming that he would not venture to produce the new indentures. It was not fair in me to take this advantage, and this I therefore reckon one of the first errata of my life; but the unfairness of it weighed little with me, when under the impressions of resentment for the blows his passion too often urged him to bestow upon me, though he was otherwise not an ill-natur'd man: perhaps I was too saucy and provoking.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/148
定位:Additional excerpt 15 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

富兰克林和哥哥又闹翻了,他决定趁机脱身,自己出去闯,赌哥哥不敢拿出那份新签的学徒契约来追究。他后来承认,这样钻空子对哥哥不公平,是他一生中最早犯下的错误之一。但当时他满肚子怨气,因为哥哥脾气上来常打他,所以这点不公平在他心里分量很轻。他也反省,自己或许太冒失、太爱顶撞。这段自述提醒人:受了委屈时容易把报复当成正当,但占理不占理要分开看——对方有错,不等于自己使的手段就对。事后能认账,是改正的第一步。

上下文

富兰克林在自传中讲述他逃离哥哥的印刷所、独自去费城闯荡前与哥哥决裂的经过。

今日一问

当你觉得受了委屈时,会不会用“对方先不对”来合理化自己的手段?事后你愿意认账吗?

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