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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 363

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资

"Method is the hinge of business; and there is no method without Punctuality. Punctuality is important, because it subserves the Peace and Good Temper of a family. The want of it not only infringes on necessary Duty, but sometimes excludes this duty. The calmness of mind which it produces is another advantage of Punctuality. A disorderly man is always in a hurry. He has no time to speak to you, because he is going elsewhere; and when he gets there, he is too late for his business, or he must hurry away to another before he can finish it. Punctuality gives weight to character. 'Such a man has made an appointment; then I know he will keep it.' And this generates Punctuality in you; for, like other virtues, it propagates itself. Servants and children must be punctual, when their Leader is so. Appointments, indeed, become debts. I owe you Punctuality, if I have made an appointment with you, and have no right to throw away your time, if I do my own."

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14418
定位:Excerpt 363 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

守时是秩序的枢纽,没有守时就谈不上方法。守时能让家庭和睦,因为不守时会侵占别人的必要时间,甚至耽误正事;守时还能带来心平气和,而不守时的人总在赶,永远没空。守时也给人信誉:这人约了就会来。而且守时会传染,领导守时,下属和孩子也会守时。最后,约定了就是欠了对方的时间,不能浪费别人的时间。今天我们可以做到:答应的时间提前到,临时有变尽早说,把别人的时间当债务来还。

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斯迈尔斯《节俭》中论方法与管理,强调守时对家庭、性格和信誉的作用。

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你最近一次迟到或爽约是什么原因?下次怎样提前避免?

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