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约翰·D·洛克菲勒《洛克菲勒回忆录》· Random Reminiscences of Men and Events · 领导

The only thing which is of lasting benefit to a man is that which he does for himself. Money which comes to him without effort on his part is seldom a benefit and often a curse. That is the principal objection to speculation--it is not because more lose than gain, though that is true--but it is because those who gain are apt to receive more injury from their success than they would have received from failure. And so with regard to money or other things which are given by one person to another. It is only in the exceptional case that the receiver is really benefited. But, if we can help people to help themselves, then there is a permanent blessing conferred.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17090
定位:Additional excerpt 222 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

一个人能长久受益的,只有他自己努力挣来的东西。不费力气得到的钱,很少是好事,常常反而是祸害。洛克菲勒说,他反对投机,主要不是因为亏的人比赚的人多(虽然这是事实),而是因为赚了的人往往从成功里受到的伤害比失败还大。别人白给的钱或东西也一样,接受的人真正受益的只是极少数例外。真正能帮到人的,是帮他自己帮自己,这样才是永久的福气。所以,无论是给钱还是给资源,都要想办法让对方动起来、自己长本事,而不是让他坐等接济。

上下文

洛克菲勒晚年写的回忆录,总结他经商和慈善的经验。他既是石油大亨,也是大慈善家,这段话反映他对“给钱”这件事的谨慎态度。

今日一问

你最近给别人的帮助,是让他更依赖你,还是让他更有能力自己解决问题?

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