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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 386
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资
The great end of both is gain, worldly gain, which sometimes involves a terrible final loss. A general suspicion of each other spreads, and society becomes cankered to the core. The remedy is only to be found in the cherishment of a larger Christian sympathy and more genuine benevolence. Thus only can the breath of society be sweetened and purified. Money gifts avail nothing, as between rich and poor. Unless there is a soul of goodness, and a real human fellowship between them, the mischief and the curse which the excellent Judge Talfourd lamented with his dying breath will never be overcome.
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定位:Excerpt 386 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
劳资双方都盯着世俗利益,有时反而造成惨重损失;彼此猜疑蔓延,整个社会像被蛀空一样腐烂。斯迈尔斯认为,解药不是发钱,而是培养更广泛的同情心和真诚的善意。光给钱解决不了贫富之间的隔阂,除非双方之间有“善的灵魂”和真正的人情纽带,否则法官塔尔福德临终叹息的那种祸害永远无法消除。换句话说,制度性救济之外,还需要人与人之间的温度。
上下文
斯迈尔斯在《节俭》中引用法官塔尔福德的临终感慨,强调社会问题不能只靠金钱解决,需要道德和情感层面的修复。
今日一问
你最近一次对处境不如自己的人产生真正同情,是什么时候?你做了什么?
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