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本杰明·富兰克林:本杰明·富兰克林自传·补录 2

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

Hereby, too, I shall indulge the inclination so natural in old men, to be talking of themselves and their own past actions; and I shall indulge it without being tiresome to others, who, through respect to age, might conceive themselves obliged to give me a hearing, since this may be read or not as any one pleases. And, lastly (I may as well confess it, since my denial of it will be believed by nobody), perhaps I shall a good deal gratify my own vanity. Indeed, I scarce ever heard or saw the introductory words, "Without vanity I may say," &c., but some vain thing immediately followed. Most people dislike vanity in others, whatever share they have of it themselves; but I give it fair quarter wherever I meet with it, being persuaded that it is often productive of good to the possessor, and to others that are within his sphere of action; and therefore, in many cases, it would not be altogether absurd if a man were to thank God for his vanity among the other comforts of life.

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定位:Additional excerpt 2 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

富兰克林坦白写自传也有私心:老人爱谈自己,他借此满足这种自然倾向;读者可读可不读,不会被迫听;他也承认这能满足虚荣心。他观察到,凡说“不是我自夸”的人,后面往往跟着自夸。多数人讨厌别人虚荣,自己却多少都有。他主张对虚荣宽容,因为虚荣常促使拥有者做出对己对人都有益的事。所以他不把虚荣当纯缺点,而看作可被利用的动力。

上下文

《富兰克林自传》开篇,他解释写自传的动机,包括承认自己的虚荣。

今日一问

你能否把一点虚荣心,转化成推动自己做好事的动力?

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