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奥里森·斯威特·马登:向前进·摘录 293
奥里森·斯威特·马登《向前进》· Pushing to the Front · 领导
The way to get the most out of ourselves, or out of life, is not to try to _sell_ ourselves for the highest possible price but to _give_ ourselves, not stingily, meanly, but _royally, magnanimously, to our fellows_. If the rosebud should try to retain all of its sweetness and beauty locked within its petals and refuse to give it out, it would be lost. It is only by flinging them out to the world that their fullest development is possible. The man who tries to keep his education, his superior advantages for himself, who is always looking out for the main chance, only shrivels, and strangles the very faculties he would develop.
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定位:Excerpt 293 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
想从自己身上、从生活里得到最多,不是把自己卖个最高价,而是把自己慷慨大方地给出去。就像玫瑰花苞,如果它把所有的香甜和美丽都锁在花瓣里不肯释放,它就会枯萎;只有把芬芳绽放给世界,它才能完全发展。一个人如果总想把自己的教育、优势留给自己,处处只盯着最大的好处,他反而会萎缩,扼杀他本想发展的才能。所以,别算计着把自己卖高价,要大方地贡献给他人,这样你才能充分成长。
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奥里森·斯威特·马登,19世纪末美国励志作家,《奋力向前》鼓励年轻人通过服务和品格实现成功。
今日一问
今天,你可以在哪件小事上不图回报地给出自己的才能或时间?
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