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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 308

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资

It is always very difficult to teach anything new to adults,--and especially lessons of thrift to men who are thriftless. Their method of living is fixed. Traditional and inveterate habits of expenditure exist among them. With men, it is the drinking-shop; with women, it is dress. They spend what they earn, and think nothing of to-morrow. When reduced to a state of distress, they feel no shame in begging; for the feeling of human dignity has not yet been sufficiently developed in them.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14418
定位:Excerpt 308 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

给成年人教新东西本来就难,教那些从不节俭的人节俭更是难上加难。他们的生活方式已经固定,花钱的老习惯根深蒂固:男人爱泡酒馆,女人爱买衣服。挣多少花多少,不为明天打算。一旦陷入困境,他们也不觉得乞讨丢人,因为人的尊严感还没充分发展起来。所以,与其硬劝成年人改变,不如从小教育孩子,或者用制度引导,让节俭变得容易。

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斯迈尔斯《节俭》中分析成年人难以养成节俭习惯的原因,强调早期教育的重要性。

今日一问

你身边有没有“挣多少花多少”的习惯?你觉得怎样才能帮人建立尊严感?

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