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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：节俭·摘录 55
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Economy with this object is an important duty. Without economy, no man can be just--no man can be honest. Improvidence is cruelty to women and children; though the cruelty is born of ignorance. A father spends his surplus means in drink, providing little, and saving nothing; and then he dies, leaving his destitute family his lifelong victims. Can any form of cruelty surpass this? Yet this reckless course is pursued to a large extent among every class. The middle and upper classes are equally guilty with the lower class. They live beyond their means. They live extravagantly. They are ambitious of glare and glitter--frivolity and pleasure. They struggle to be rich, that they may have the means of spending,--of drinking rich wines, and giving good dinners.
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定位：Excerpt 55 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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节俭是一种重要的责任。不节俭，人就做不到公正和诚实。不为未来打算，对妻儿是一种残忍，尽管这种残忍源于无知。比如一个父亲把多余的钱花在喝酒上，几乎不养家也不存钱，死后留下家人成为他一生放纵的受害者。还有哪种残忍能超过这个？这种不顾后果的做法在各阶层都很普遍，中上层和下层一样有罪：他们入不敷出，生活奢侈，追求浮华和享乐，拼命赚钱只是为了能挥霍——喝好酒、请客吃饭。
上下文
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯是19世纪英国作家，《节俭》一书出版于1875年，倡导个人勤俭自立，影响深远。
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你现在的消费习惯，有没有在无意中让家人承担未来的风险？
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