节俭·摘录 441 · 塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯

One of her sons, the father of John Crossley, was brought up to carpet-weaving. He learnt his business with Mr. Webster, of Clay-pits, one of whose daughters he afterwards married. John Crossley himself also became a carpet-weaver with his uncle; and when his apprenticeship was finished, he went to weave for Mr. Currer, a large carpet manufacturer at Luddenden Foot. While working at this factory, his master built a large fine house to live in. He thought he had money enough saved for the purpose, but circumstances proved that he had not. Mr. Currer told his foreman that he had kept an account of its cost until he had spent £4,000, and then he became so disgusted that he burnt the memorandum book, although the house was not nearly finished. He said "he had done all that to please a woman,"--meaning his wife. Although Mr. Currer was an excellent man of business, his wife was too fond of show, and the large fine house in which she was to live proved her husband's ruin. He died shortly after it was finished, and then the whole of his establishment was broken up.

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定位：Excerpt 441 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录

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约翰·克罗斯利的父亲学的是地毯织造，跟韦伯斯特先生学手艺，后来娶了韦伯斯特的一个女儿。约翰本人也跟舅舅学织地毯，学徒期满后，他到卢登登福特一位大地毯商柯勒先生那里做工。柯勒先生建了一栋豪华大宅，自以为钱够用，结果花到四千英镑还没完工，他气得烧了账本，说“做这一切只是为了讨一个女人欢心”，指他妻子。尽管柯勒是精明的商人，但妻子太爱摆排场，这栋大宅最终毁了他。房子刚完工他就去世了，家业随之瓦解。这说明消费要量力而行，虚荣攀比会拖垮再能干的人；今天我们要警惕为面子超支，家庭财务应共同规划、透明决策。

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健康 · 巢元方《诸病源候论》

结胸者，谓热毒结聚于心胸也。此由病发于阳，而早下之，热气乘虚而痞结不散也。按之痛，其脉寸口浮，关上反自沉是也。脉大，不可下，下之即死。脉浮而大，下之为逆。若阳脉浮，关上小细沉紧，而饮食如故，时小便利者，名为脏结。脏结病，舌上白胎滑，为难治。不往来寒热，其人反静，舌上不胎者，不可攻之。

结胸是热毒结聚在胸心部位。起因是病属阳证，却过早用下法，热气乘虚结聚不散。按之疼痛，寸口脉浮，关上脉反而沉。脉大不可下，下之即死；脉浮而大，下之也是逆治。若阳脉浮，关上小细沉紧，饮食如常，小便时常通利，叫脏结。脏结舌上白苔滑，难治；没有往来寒热，人反而安静，舌上无苔，不可攻。核心是结胸多因早下，脉大禁下；脏结虚实复杂，不可妄攻。遇到胸痛拒按，先看脉象和舌苔，别自行泻下。

事业 · 司馬光《资治通鉴》

冀心疑超等，八月，丁丑，使中黃門張惲入省宿，以防其變。具瑗敕吏收惲，以「輒從外入，欲圖不軌。」帝御前殿，召諸尚書入，發其事，使尚書令尹勳持節勒丞、郎以下皆操兵守省閣，斂諸符節送省中，使具瑗將左右廄騶、虎賁、羽林、都候劍戟士合千餘人，與司隸校尉張彪共圍冀第，使光祿勳袁□於持節收冀大將軍印綬，徙封比景都鄉侯。冀及妻壽即日皆自殺；不疑、蒙先卒。悉收梁氏、孫氏中外宗親送詔獄，無長少皆棄市；它所連及公卿、列校、刺史、二千石，死者數十人。太尉胡廣…

核心是：政变一旦发动，必须迅速彻底，不留后患。梁冀怀疑单超等人，派张恽入宫宿卫以防变。具瑗立即逮捕张恽，皇帝亲临前殿，召集尚书，派兵包围梁冀府邸，收缴大将军印绶，改封侯。梁冀夫妇当天自杀，梁氏、孙氏宗亲无论老幼全部处死，受牵连的公卿数十人，故吏宾客三百余人免官，朝廷为之一空。百姓称庆，没收梁冀财产三十余万万，减天下税租一半。这说明：清除积弊要快准狠，但也要注意避免扩大化伤及无辜。

投资 · 弗雷德里克·巴斯夏《经济诡辩》

V. Gentlemen protectionists, you find me in a paradoxical humour; and I am disposed to go further still. I say, and I sincerely think, that if two countries are placed under unequal conditions of production, _it is that…

巴斯夏提出一个看似反直觉的观点：如果两个国家生产条件不平等，那么自然条件较差的那一国反而从自由贸易中获益更多。为了证明这一点，他暂时偏离本书常规写法，因为整个问题的关键就在这里，也借此解释一条极重要的经济规律——消费规律。他认为多数经济学家忽视了这条规律，而正确理解它，或许能把那些在幻想中寻找社会和谐的人拉回科学。核心是：落后一方通过交换能获得更大改善。做法是：不要因自身条件差就拒绝开放，反而应利用交换弥补短板。

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