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奥里森·斯威特·马登:向前进·摘录 126

奥里森·斯威特·马登《向前进》· Pushing to the Front · 领导

Stephen Girard had "no chance." He left his home in France when ten years old, and came to America as a cabin boy. His great ambition was to get on and succeed at any cost. There was no work, however hard and disagreeable, that he would not undertake. Midas like, he turned to gold everything he touched, and became one of the wealthiest merchants of Philadelphia. His abnormal love of money cannot be commended, but his thoroughness in all he did, his public spirit at times of national need, and willingness to risk his life to save strangers sick with the deadly yellow fever, are traits of character well worthy of imitation.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21291
定位:Excerpt 126 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

斯蒂芬·吉拉德也是“没机会”的人。他十岁离开法国,到美国当船舱服务员。他一心要出人头地,不惜代价。再苦再累、再让人讨厌的活儿,他都肯干。他像点石成金的迈达斯,碰什么都能变成钱,后来成了费城最富有的商人之一。他对金钱的过度迷恋不值得称赞,但他做事一丝不苟,国家需要时挺身而出,黄热病肆虐时还甘冒生命危险去照顾陌生病人——这些品格值得学习。可见,成功不靠运气,而靠肯干、认真和担当;同时也要警惕,别让对财富的贪恋盖过做人的底线。

上下文

马登《奋力向前》中的励志故事,以19世纪美国实业家斯蒂芬·吉拉德为例。

今日一问

你愿意接手那些又苦又难、别人不愿干的事吗?同时,你能否守住比金钱更重要的底线?

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