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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 341
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
“Uncle” Sol. Smith must be held solely responsible for his extravagant estimate of P. T. Barnum, and for his somewhat deprecatory view of the attributes of the “divine Jenny.” It is true that he derived many of his impressions of Miss Lind from the annoying circumstances that compelled me to seek his professional advice and assistance in St. Louis, when Jenny Lind’s secretary came to me with an assumed authorization from her to abruptly close our engagement. But when Sol. Smith’s dedication was first published, there were plenty of people and papers throughout the land that were eager to catch up and indorse this new view of Miss Lind’s character. The Athenians were sometimes sick, no doubt, of hearing Aristides always called “the Just.” Yet, some of the sharp things which Sol. Smith means to say about Miss Lind, apply rather to the selfish persons who, unfortunately, were more in her confidence than I ever aspired to be, and who assumed to advise her and thus easily perverted her better judgment.
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定位：Additional excerpt 341 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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巴纳姆说，所罗门·史密斯对巴纳姆的过高评价、以及对珍妮·林德“女神”形象的贬低，都得由史密斯自己负责。史密斯对林德的坏印象，部分来自圣路易斯的不愉快经历：当时林德的秘书拿着假授权来要求突然解约，巴纳姆只好找史密斯帮忙。但史密斯的献词一发表，就有很多人和报纸急着附和这种新看法。巴纳姆用雅典人听腻了“公正的阿里斯提德”作比，暗示公众也会腻味完美人设。他认为史密斯那些尖锐批评，其实更该指向林德身边自私的顾问，是这些人误导了她。核心是：别把对身边人的不满算到名人头上；公众对“完美”的逆反心理，常被利用来抹黑。做法是：遇到负面评价，先分清是本人问题还是团队问题；取舍是：维护艺人形象，但也要承认人无完人。
上下文
巴纳姆在自传中回应喜剧演员所罗门·史密斯对珍妮·林德的批评，当时史密斯为巴纳姆的书写了献词，其中贬低了林德。
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当你听到对某个人的负面评价时，你会先分辨是本人问题还是他身边人的问题吗？
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