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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 336
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资
A pin is a very little thing in an article of dress, but the way in which it is put into the dress often reveals to you the character of the wearer. A shrewd fellow was once looking out for a wife, and was on a visit to a family of daughters with this object. The fair one, of whom he was partially enamoured, one day entered the room in which he was seated with her dress partially unpinned, and her hair untidy: he never went back. You may say, such a fellow was "not worth a pin;" but he was really a shrewd fellow, and afterwards made a good husband. He judged of women as of men--by little things; and he was right.
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定位:Excerpt 336 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
别针在衣着中是很小的东西,但别针别的方式常常能揭示穿戴者的性格。一个精明的家伙曾想找妻子,为此去一户有女儿的人家做客。他部分倾心的那位女士有一天走进他坐的房间,衣服别针没别好,头发凌乱:他再也没回去。你可能会说,这种人“不值一个别针”;但他确实精明,后来成了好丈夫。他像判断男人一样通过小事判断女人;他是对的。所以,小事能反映一个人的习惯和品格,不可忽视。
上下文
斯迈尔斯在《节俭》中通过轶事说明小事能揭示性格,强调细节的重要性。
今日一问
你平时会通过哪些小细节来判断一个人的性格或习惯?
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