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奥里森·斯威特·马登《向前进》· Pushing to the Front · 领导
Garfield would not have become President if he had not previously been a zealous teacher, a responsible soldier, a conscientious statesman. Neither Lincoln nor Grant started as a baby with a precocity for the White House, or an irresistible genius for ruling men. So no one should be disappointed because he was not endowed with tremendous gifts in the cradle. His business is to do the best he can wherever his lot may be cast, and advance at every honorable opportunity in the direction towards which the inward monitor points. Let duty be the guiding-star, and success will surely be the crown, to the full measure of one's ability and industry.
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定位:Excerpt 319 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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加菲尔德若不曾先做个热忱的教师、尽责的士兵、凭良心的政治家,就当不上总统。林肯和格兰特也不是一出生就带着进白宫的天赋,或天生就会统治人。所以,谁也不必因为没在摇篮里就得到惊人禀赋而失望。你要做的,是在命运把你放下的地方尽力做到最好,并顺着内心那个提醒你的声音所指的方向,抓住每个正当的机会往前走。让责任当你的指路星,成功自然会来加冕,大小只取决于你的能力和勤勉。
上下文
加菲尔德、林肯、格兰特都是美国从底层一步步做起的政治人物,马登用他们说明成功是积累而非天生。
今日一问
你内心那个“提醒你的声音”指向哪个方向?今天能朝它迈出哪一小步?
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