投资 · 创业者自述
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 399
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资
Misgivings were not unfrequently expressed that the zeal and expenditure incurred by the Messrs. Ashworth might one day be turned against them, to their annoyance and pecuniary loss. The prediction was realized in only a single instance. A young man of considerable talent, who when a child had been removed to the factory from a neighbouring workhouse, made very rapid progress at school, especially in arithmetic; and when a strike of the workpeople occurred in 1830, one of the great strike years, he became very officious as a leader. The strike was defeated by the employment of new hands, and it was attributed to the influence of this young man that the employed were brutally assailed by an infuriated mob, and that the windows of the schoolroom were smashed, and other works of destruction committed.
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定位:Excerpt 399 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
有人担心阿什沃思家族为工人花这么多钱,将来会遭到反噬。这种担忧只应验了一次:一个从小从济贫院来的年轻人,天资聪颖,尤其擅长算术,但在1830年大罢工中充当激进领袖。罢工被新工人挫败后,暴徒袭击了工人,砸毁学校窗户,人们把责任归咎于这个年轻人的煽动。作者想说的是,投资工人教育总体回报很大,但个别情况下也可能培养出反对自己的力量,不能因一次例外就否定善举。
上下文
斯迈尔斯《节俭》讲述阿什沃思工厂福利投资的一个反例。
今日一问
你是否曾因为一次失败就否定一项长期有益的做法?如何区分例外与规律?
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