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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：节俭·摘录 211
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Some of the best and ablest of men are wanting in tact. They will neither make allowance for circumstances, nor adapt themselves to circumstances: they will insist on trying to drive their wedge the broad end foremost. They raise walls only to run their own heads against. They make such great preparations, and use such great precautions, that they defeat their own object,--like the Dutchman mentioned by Washington Irving, who, having to leap a ditch, went so far back to have a good run at it, that when he came up he was completely winded, and had to sit down on the wrong side to recover his breath.
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定位：Excerpt 211 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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有些人能力很强，却不懂变通。他们不肯体谅实际情况，也不愿调整自己，总想用蛮力把楔子宽头朝前硬砸进去。结果筑起墙来只为拿头去撞。他们准备过度、防备过度，反而坏了事。就像欧文讲的那个荷兰人，要跳过一条沟，却退得太远助跑，等跑到沟边已喘不上气，只好坐在对岸坐下喘气。做事要看清条件，该调整就调整，别把力气花在无效的坚持上。
上下文
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》一书，19世纪英国，讨论个人修养与致富之道。
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你最近有没有因为过度准备或不肯变通，反而把事情搞砸？
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