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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：节俭·摘录 186
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资
In course of time, young Nasmyth, with the aid of his father's tools, could do little jobs for himself. He made steels for tinder-boxes, which he sold to his schoolfellows. He made model steam-engines, and sectional models, for use at popular lectures and in schools; and by selling such models, he raised sufficient money to enable him to attend the lectures on Natural Philosophy and Chemistry at the Edinburgh University. Among his works at that time, was a working model of a steam carriage for use on common roads. It worked so well that he was induced to make another on a larger scale. After having been successfully used, he sold the engine for the purpose of driving a small factory.
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定位：Excerpt 186 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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后来内史密斯用父亲的工具能给自己做小活：做火绒盒用的钢片卖给同学，做模型蒸汽机和教学用的剖面模型；卖模型攒的钱够他去爱丁堡大学听自然哲学和化学课。他还做过能在普通道路上跑的蒸汽 carriage 工作模型，运转良好，于是又做了更大的；成功使用后，他把那台发动机卖掉，用来驱动一家小工厂。这说明：手艺可以变成学费、变成下一件作品的资本；小东西做成了就卖、就换资源，再往大处试，形成“动手—变现—再学习”的循环。
上下文
斯迈尔斯《节俭》讲内史密斯少年时用工具做小买卖、攒学费并试制蒸汽车的经历。
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你手上的小技能，能不能先做成一件可卖或可换资源的小东西？
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