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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 416
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
Happily, there is always more wheat than there is chaff. While my enemies and a few envious persons and misguided moralists were abusing and traducing me, my very misfortunes revealed to me hosts of hitherto unknown friends who tendered to me something more than mere sympathy. Funds were offered to me in unbounded quantity for the support of my family and to re-establish me in business. I declined these tenders because, on principle, I never accepted a money favor, unless I except the single receipt of a small sum which came to me by mail at this time and anonymously so that I could not return it. Even this small sum I at once devoted to charity towards one who needed the money far more than I did.
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定位：Additional excerpt 416 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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巴纳姆说，幸运的是麦子总比糠多。当敌人、嫉妒者和误入歧途的道德家攻击他时，他的不幸反而让他发现了许多以前不知道的朋友，他们不仅同情，还主动提供资金支持他的家庭和重建事业。他拒绝了这些钱，因为他的原则是从不接受金钱恩惠，只例外收下了一笔匿名寄来的小钱，无法退回，他随即转捐给更需要的人。核心是：困境能筛出真朋友，但接受帮助要有原则。做法是珍惜雪中送炭的人，同时保持自立，不轻易欠人情债。
上下文
巴纳姆在自传中讲述破产后意外获得众多朋友资助，但他坚持原则拒绝大部分帮助。
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你愿意在朋友落难时提供什么帮助？又能否坦然拒绝不想要的恩惠？
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