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安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导

After my book, "The Gospel of Wealth,"[44] was published, it was inevitable that I should live up to its teachings by ceasing to struggle for more wealth. I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution. Our profits had reached forty millions of dollars per year and the prospect of increased earnings before us was amazing. Our successors, the United States Steel Corporation, soon after the purchase, netted sixty millions in one year. Had our company continued in business and adhered to our plans of extension, we figured that seventy millions in that year might have been earned.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17976
定位:Additional excerpt 411 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

卡内基发表《财富的福音》后,觉得自己必须言行一致,停止追逐更多财富。他决定不再积累,而是开始更严肃艰难的任务:明智地分配财富。当时公司年利润已达四千万美元,前景惊人。后来美国钢铁公司收购后,一年净赚六千万。如果公司继续经营并扩张,那一年可能赚七千万。核心是:财富积累到一定程度后,应转向慈善分配。做法是:设定一个界限,停止无限扩张,把精力投入到更有社会价值的事情上。背后的取舍是:放弃潜在巨大收益,换取践行理念的满足。

上下文

出自卡内基自传,他写下《财富的福音》后,决定践行自己的财富观。

今日一问

如果你已经拥有足够多的资源,你会选择继续积累还是开始分配?

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