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奥里森·斯威特·马登:向前进·摘录 190

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

The days come to us like friends in disguise, bringing priceless gifts from an unseen hand; but, if we do not use them, they are borne silently away, never to return. Each successive morning new gifts are brought, but if we failed to accept those that were brought yesterday and the day before, we become less and less able to turn them to account, until the ability to appreciate and utilize them is exhausted. Wisely was it said that lost wealth may be regained by industry and economy, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance and medicine, but lost time is gone forever.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21291
定位:Excerpt 190 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

日子像伪装的朋友来到我们面前,从看不见的手中带来无价的礼物;但如果我们不使用它们,它们就会悄悄溜走,一去不返。每个早晨都会带来新的礼物,但如果我们没有接受昨天和前天的礼物,我们利用它们的能力就会越来越弱,直到完全耗尽。有句话说得对:失去的财富可以靠勤劳和节俭重新获得,失去的知识可以靠学习找回,失去的健康可以靠节制和医药恢复,但失去的时间永远消失了。所以,要珍惜并善用每一天。

上下文

这是马登在《奋力向前》中关于时间价值的总结性论述,强调时间不可逆。

今日一问

今天你打算如何接受并善用“日子”带来的礼物?

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