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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 142

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资

Notwithstanding, however, the discouraging circumstances to which we have referred, we must believe that in course of time, as men's nature becomes improved by education--secular, moral, and religious--they may be induced to make a better use of their means, by considerations of prudence, forethought, and parental responsibility. A German writer speaks of the education given to a child as _a capital_--equivalent to a store of money--placed at its disposal by the parent. The child, when grown to manhood, may employ the education, as he might employ the money, badly; but that is no argument against the possession of either. Of course, the value of education, as of money, chiefly consists in its proper use. And one of the advantages of knowledge is, that the very acquisition of it tends to increase the capability of using it aright; which is certainly not the case with the accumulation of money.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14418
定位:Excerpt 142 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

尽管有令人沮丧的情况,我们仍要相信,随着教育(世俗、道德和宗教)改善人性,人们会出于谨慎、远见和父母责任而更好地利用资源。一位德国作家把给孩子的教育比作一笔资本,等于父母留给孩子的一笔钱。孩子长大后可能像用钱一样误用教育,但这不能否定教育和钱本身的价值。教育和金钱的价值主要在于正确使用。知识的一个好处是,获取知识本身就倾向于增强正确运用知识的能力,而攒钱显然没有这种效果。

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斯迈尔斯在《节俭》中讨论教育作为资本的价值,引用德国作家的比喻,强调教育比金钱更有自我提升的作用。

今日一问

我是否把学习看作一种能自我增值的资本,而不仅仅是消费?

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