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奥里森·斯威特·马登：向前进·摘录 282
奥里森·斯威特·马登《向前进》· Pushing to the Front · 领导
The world has a right to expect better results from the work of the educated man; something finer, of a higher grade, and better quality, than from the man who lacks early training, the man who has discovered only a small part of himself. "Pretty good," "Fairly good," applied either to character or to work are bad mottoes for an educated man. You should be able to demonstrate that the man with a diploma has learned to use the tools of life skilfully; has learned how to focus his faculties so that he can bring the whole man to his task, and not a part of himself. Low ideals, slipshod work, aimless, systemless, half-hearted endeavors, should have no place in your program.
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定位：Excerpt 282 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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社会对受过教育的人期待更高：作品该更精细、更高级、质量更好，不能跟没受过训练的人一个水平。把“还不错”“凑合”当座右铭，对读书人来说是坏习惯。你该证明：拿了文凭的人，已经学会熟练使用生活的工具，能把全部心力集中到一件事上，而不是只拿出一部分自己。低标准、马虎活、没目标、没章法、半心半意，都不该出现在你的做事方式里。做法很实在：每接一件事，先定一个比“过得去”高一点的标准，再问自己有没有把整个人投进去。
上下文
马登《奋力向前》谈教育者的责任，强调受过教育的人应以更高标准要求自己。
今日一问
你最近哪件事只做到了“凑合”，本可以再认真一点？
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