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约翰·D·洛克菲勒:洛克菲勒回忆录·补录 223
约翰·D·洛克菲勒《洛克菲勒回忆录》· Random Reminiscences of Men and Events · 领导
Men who are studying the problem of disease tell us that it is becoming more and more evident that the forces which conquer sickness are within the body itself, and that it is only when these are reduced below the normal that disease can get a foothold. The way to ward off disease, therefore, is to tone up the body generally; and, when disease has secured a foothold, the way to combat it is to help these natural resisting agencies which are in the body already. In the same way the failures which a man makes in his life are due almost always to some defect in his personality, some weakness of body, or mind, or character, will, or temperament. The only way to overcome these failings is to build up his personality from within, so that he, by virtue of what is within him, may overcome the weakness which was the cause of the failure. It is only those efforts the man himself puts forth that can really help him.
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定位:Additional excerpt 223 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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研究疾病的专家说,越来越清楚的是,战胜疾病的力量就在身体内部;只有这些力量低于正常水平时,病才能站住脚。所以防病的方法是增强体质;病了以后,也要帮身体里本来就有的抵抗力量。洛克菲勒把这个道理用到人身上:一个人失败,几乎总是因为性格里某个缺陷,身体、头脑、品格、意志或脾气上的某个弱点。要克服这些弱点,唯一的办法是从内部建设自己的人格,靠内在的东西去战胜导致失败的弱点。别人能做的很有限,只有他自己下的功夫才能真正帮到他。
上下文
洛克菲勒在回忆录中借用医学比喻谈个人成长。当时细菌学和免疫学正在发展,他用“身体自愈力”类比人的自我提升。
今日一问
你最近一次失败,暴露了你性格或习惯里的哪个弱点?你打算怎么从内部修补它?
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