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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：节俭·摘录 108
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资
These were doubtless "roaring times" for the colliers, who, had they possessed the requisite self-denial, might have made little fortunes. Many of the men who worked out the coal remained idle three or four days in the week; while those who burnt the coal, were famished and frozen for want of it. The working people who were _not_ colliers, will long remember that period as the time of the _coal famine_. While it lasted, Lord Elcho went over to Tranent--a village in East Lothian--to address the colliers upon their thriftlessness, their idleness, and their attempted combinations to keep up the price of coal.
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定位：Excerpt 108 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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对矿工来说，那无疑是“红火的日子”，只要有点自制力，本可以攒下小笔财富。但很多挖煤的人一周闲三四天，而烧煤的人却因缺煤挨饿受冻。非矿工的劳动人民会长期记住那段“煤荒”。当时埃尔科勋爵还跑到东洛锡安的特兰恩特村，对矿工讲他们挥霍、懒散、串通抬价的问题。这提醒我们：一个行业的高收入若建立在别人短缺之上，又缺乏自律，最终会反噬自己和社会。
上下文
斯迈尔斯《节俭》结尾部分，讲矿工高工资与煤荒并存的社会矛盾。
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你所在的行业如果正处红利期，你有没有想过这种红利能持续多久、别人为此付出了什么？
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