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安德鲁·卡内基：安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 460
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
It is now thirteen years since I ceased to accumulate wealth and began to distribute it. I could never have succeeded in either had I stopped with having enough to retire upon, but nothing to retire to. But there was the habit and the love of reading, writing and speaking upon occasion, and also the acquaintance and friendship of educated men which I had made before I gave up business. For some years after retiring I could not force myself to visit the works. This, alas, would recall so many who had gone before. Scarcely one of my early friends would remain to give me the hand-clasp of the days of old. Only one or two of these old men would call me "Andy."
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定位：Additional excerpt 460 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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卡内基停止积累财富、开始分配财富已经十三年了。他说，如果只是赚够了退休的钱，却没有退休后可以投入的事情，那这两件事都不可能成功。但他有读书、写作和偶尔演讲的习惯与热爱，还有在退出商界前结识的受过教育的人和朋友。退休后好几年，他无法强迫自己去工厂，因为那会让他想起太多已经离世的人。早年朋友几乎都不在了，只有一两个老人还会叫他“安迪”。
上下文
卡内基在自传中回顾退休后的生活，说明为什么他能在慈善事业中找到意义，而非陷入失落。
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如果你明天退休，你有没有已经培养好的兴趣和朋友圈子，能让你继续充实生活？
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