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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 347
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资
A man's daily life is the best test of his moral and social state. Take two men, for instance, both working at the same trade and earning the same money; yet how different they may be as respects their actual condition. The one looks a free man; the other a slave. The one lives in a snug cottage; the other in a mud hovel. The one has always a decent coat to his back; the other is in rags. The children of the one are clean, well dressed, and at school; the children of the other are dirty, filthy, and often in the gutter. The one possesses the ordinary comforts of life, as well as many of its pleasures and conveniences--perhaps a well-chosen library; the other has few of the comforts of life, certainly no pleasures, enjoyments, nor books. And yet these two men earn the same wages. What is the cause of the difference between them?
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定位:Excerpt 347 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
一个人的日常生活是检验其道德和社会状态的最好标准。例如,两个人从事同一行业,挣同样的钱;然而他们的实际境况可能多么不同。一个看起来是自由人,另一个是奴隶。一个住在舒适的小屋,另一个住在泥棚。一个总有体面的外套穿,另一个衣衫褴褛。一个的孩子干净、穿得好、上学;另一个的孩子肮脏、邋遢,常在阴沟里玩。一个拥有生活的普通舒适,以及许多乐趣和便利——也许还有一个精选的图书馆;另一个几乎没有生活的舒适,当然没有乐趣、享受或书籍。然而这两个人挣同样的工资。差异的原因是什么?
上下文
斯迈尔斯通过对比两个同工同酬的工人,引出节俭与习惯对生活状况的决定性影响。这是《节俭》中典型的论证方式。
今日一问
如果你和收入相同的人生活差距很大,你能否找出其中习惯上的原因?
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