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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 338
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资
Neglect of little things has ruined many fortunes and marred the best of enterprises. The ship which bore home the merchant's treasure was lost because it was allowed to leave the port from which it sailed with a very little hole in the bottom. For want of a nail the shoe of the aide-de-camp's horse was lost; for want of the shoe, the horse was lost; for want of the horse, the aide-de-camp himself was lost, for the enemy took him and killed him; and for want of the aide-de camp's intelligence, the army of his general was lost: and all because a little nail had not been properly fixed in a horse's shoe!
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定位:Excerpt 338 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
很多财富和事业毁在忽视小问题上。商船因为船底有个小洞没补,结果沉了,财宝全丢。更典型的是那首民谣:少了一颗钉子,丢了马蹄铁;丢了马蹄铁,丢了战马;丢了战马,丢了副官;丢了副官,输了整场战役。一颗钉子没钉好,最后全军覆没。这不是夸张,而是提醒:小漏洞不补,会连锁放大成大灾难。做事要建立检查习惯,发现小毛病立刻修,别等它拖垮全局。
上下文
这段出自斯迈尔斯《节俭》,他引用英国民谣说明“小疏忽酿大祸”的道理。
今日一问
你手头有没有一个“小洞”一直没补?今天能花十分钟把它堵上吗?
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