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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 145

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资

We must therefore believe that as intelligence extends amongst the working class, and as a better moral tone pervades them, there will be a rapid improvement in their sober, thrifty and provident habits; for these form the firmest and surest foundations for social advancement. There is a growing desire, on the part of the more advanced minds in society, to see the working men take up their right position. They who do society's work,--who produce, under the direction of the most intelligent of their number, the wealth of the nation,--are entitled to a much higher place than they have yet assumed. We believe in this "good time coming," for working men and women,--when an atmosphere of intelligence shall pervade them--when they will prove themselves as enlightened, polite, and independent as the other classes of society; and, as the first and surest step towards this consummation, we counsel them to PROVIDE--to provide for the future as well as for the present--to provide, in times of youth and plenty, against the times of adversity, misfortune, and old age.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14418
定位:Excerpt 145 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

作者认为,随着工人阶级知识水平提高、道德风气变好,他们节俭、清醒、有远见的习惯会迅速改善,这是社会进步最可靠的基础。社会上有见识的人越来越希望工人获得应有的地位,因为工人生产了国家财富,理应得到更高位置。作者相信工人会迎来好时代,变得开明、有礼、独立。他建议工人第一步就是“为未来做准备”:在年轻和富足时,为逆境、不幸和老年储蓄。

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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯是19世纪英国作家,著有《自助》《节俭》等书,倡导个人奋斗与勤俭。这段话出自《节俭》,讨论工人阶层的储蓄习惯与社会地位。

今日一问

你目前有没有为未来的逆境或老年做一点准备?哪怕每月存一小笔?

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