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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 57
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资
Cicero said, "Not to have a mania for buying, is to possess a revenue." Many are carried away by the habit of bargain-buying. "Here is something wonderfully cheap: let us buy it." "Have you any use for it?" "No, not at present; but it is sure to come in useful, some time." Fashion runs in this habit of buying. Some buy old china--as much as will furnish a china-shop. Others buy old pictures--old furniture--old wines,--all great bargains! There would be little harm in buying these old things, if they were not so often bought at the expense of the connoisseur's creditors. Horace Walpole once said, "I hope that there will not be another sale, for I have not an inch of room nor a farthing left."
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定位:Excerpt 57 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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西塞罗说过:“没有购物狂的毛病,就等于拥有一笔收入。”很多人被贪便宜的习惯冲昏头:“这个好便宜,买!”——“你用得上吗?”——“现在用不上,但总有一天会用上。”这种买便宜货的习惯还会跟风:有人买旧瓷器,多到能开瓷器店;有人买旧画、旧家具、旧酒,全是“大便宜”!买旧东西本身没大错,但问题是,这些收藏家常常是欠着债买的。霍勒斯·沃波尔曾说:“我希望别再有什么拍卖了,我连一寸地方、一个铜板都没了。”
上下文
西塞罗是古罗马政治家,霍勒斯·沃波尔是18世纪英国作家,斯迈尔斯引用他们讽刺贪便宜的心理。
今日一问
你上一次因为“便宜”而买的东西,现在真的用上了吗?
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