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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 532

P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导

DON’T BLAB.--Some men have a foolish habit of telling their business secrets. If they make money they like to tell their neighbors how it was done. Nothing is gained by this, and ofttimes much is lost. Say nothing about your profits, your hopes, your expectations, your intentions. And this should apply to letters as well as to conversation. Goethe makes Mephistophiles say: “never write a letter nor destroy one.” Business men must write letters, but they should be careful what they put in them. If you are losing money, be specially cautious and not tell of it, or you will lose your reputation.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50115
定位:Additional excerpt 532 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

别乱说。有些人有傻习惯,爱把生意上的秘密讲出去:赚了钱就告诉邻居怎么赚的。这毫无好处,常常还吃大亏。你的利润、打算、期望、计划,都别到处说,写信也一样。歌德借魔鬼之口说:信要么别写,写了就别毁。做生意总得写信,但写进去什么要小心。尤其亏钱的时候更要守口如瓶,一旦传出去,信誉就跟着受损。管住嘴和笔,是保护自己,也是不给对手递刀。

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巴纳姆在自传中告诫商人不要泄露商业机密,并引用歌德《浮士德》中魔鬼梅菲斯特的话强调书面文字的风险。

今日一问

你最近有没有把不该说的生意细节,随口讲给了不该听的人?

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