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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 68
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资
Indeed, there would seem to be no such thing as chance in the world. Man lives and dies in conformity to a law. A sparrow falls to the ground in obedience to a law. Nay, there are matters in the ordinary transactions of life, such as one might suppose were the mere result of chance, which are ascertained to be of remarkable accuracy when taken in the mass. For instance, the number of letters put in the post-office without an address; the number of letters wrongly directed; the number containing money; the number unstamped; continue nearly the same, in relation to the number of letters posted, from one year to another.
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定位:Excerpt 68 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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世上看似没有偶然。人的生死、麻雀落地,都遵循某种法则。就连日常琐事,比如邮局里没写地址的信、写错地址的信、夹带钱款的信、没贴邮票的信,其数量与总信量的比例,年年都差不多。这说明,当样本足够大时,再随机的事也会显出惊人的规律性。所以,别把“运气”当借口,很多事背后有可预测的模式。我们可以利用这种规律来管理风险、规划生活。
上下文
斯迈尔斯在《节俭》中引用邮政统计,说明社会现象也有规律可循。
今日一问
你生活中哪些“偶然”其实有规律可循?
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