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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 388
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资
And yet there is something to be said for competition, as well as against it. It is a struggle,--that must be admitted. All life is a struggle. Amongst workmen, competition is a struggle to advance towards higher wages. Amongst masters, to make the highest profits. Amongst writers, preachers, and politicians, it is a straggle to succeed,--to gain glory, reputation, or income. Like everything human, it has a mixture of evil in it. If one man prospers more than others, or if some classes of men prosper more than others, they leave other classes of men behind them. Not that they leave those others worse, but that they themselves advance.
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定位:Excerpt 388 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
竞争也有值得辩护的一面。它确实是一场挣扎,但所有生命都是挣扎:工人争高工资,老板争高利润,作家、传教士、政客争名声和收入。竞争像一切人事一样善恶混杂。有人跑在前面,不是把后面的人踩得更惨,而是自己前进了。斯迈尔斯提醒,别把“有人领先”自动等同于“有人受害”,竞争带来的进步和它造成的落差需要分开评估。
上下文
斯迈尔斯在《节俭》中为竞争辩护,认为竞争是个人和社会进步的动力,但也不否认其副作用。
今日一问
你能否举出一个竞争让整体变好、而不只是让赢家变好的例子?
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