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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 106
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资
In the same neighbourhood, another collier, with four sons, was earning money at about the same rate per man, that is about seventy-five-pounds a mouth, or nine hundred pounds a year. This family bought five houses within a year, and saved a considerable sum besides. The last information we had respecting them was that the father had become a contractor,--that he employed about sixty colliers and "reddsmen,"[1] and was allowed so much for every ton of coals brought to bank. The sons were looking after their father's interests. They were all sober, diligent, sensible men; and took a great deal of interest in the education and improvement of the people in their neighbourhood.
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定位:Excerpt 106 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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同一个地方,另一个矿工带四个儿子,每人挣钱差不多,一个月约七十五镑,一年九百镑。这家一年内买了五处房子,还存了不少钱。后来父亲成了承包商,雇了约六十个矿工和清理工,按每吨煤到岸价抽成。儿子们帮着打理父亲的事业。他们都是清醒、勤快、明白事理的人,还热心邻里教育和改良。这说明高收入本身不是目的,把它变成产业、教育和社区影响力,才是真正的向上流动。
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斯迈尔斯《节俭》中另一个矿工家庭的例子,与前一例形成对照。
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你手头的收入,除了消费,有没有用来买能生钱的资产或提升全家人的能力?
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