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奥里森·斯威特·马登：向前进·摘录 343
奥里森·斯威特·马登《向前进》· Pushing to the Front · 领导
In choosing an occupation, do not ask yourself how you can make the most money or gain the most notoriety, but choose that work which will call out all your powers and develop your manhood into the greatest strength and symmetry. Not money, not notoriety, not fame even, but power is what you want. Manhood is greater than wealth, grander than fame. Character is greater than any career. Each faculty must be educated, and any deficiency in its training will appear in whatever you do. The hand must be educated to be graceful, steady, and strong. The eye must be educated to be alert, discriminating, and microscopic. The heart must be educated to be tender, sympathetic, and true. The memory must be drilled for years in accuracy, retention, and comprehensiveness. The world does not demand that you be a lawyer, minister, doctor, farmer, scientist, or merchant; it does not dictate what you shall do, but it does require that you be a master in whatever you undertake. If you are a master in your line, the world will applaud you and all doors will fly open to you. But it condemns all botches, abortions, and failures.
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定位：Excerpt 343 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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选职业时，别先问哪个最赚钱或最出名，而要选能激发你全部潜能、把你的人格锤炼得更强更均衡的工作。你真正要的是能力，不是金钱、名气甚至声誉。人格比财富更伟大，品格比任何职业都重要。每种能力都需要训练：手要练得优雅、稳当、有力；眼要练得敏锐、能分辨、能察微；心要练得温柔、有同情心、真诚；记忆要多年训练准确、持久、全面。世界不要求你非得当律师、牧师、医生、农夫、科学家或商人，也不规定你做什么，但要求你在所选之事上成为高手。成了高手，世界自会为你鼓掌，门都会打开；而半吊子和失败者只会被淘汰。
上下文
马登在《奋力向前》中讨论职业选择，强调人格培养重于外在成功。
今日一问
你正在做的事，是在训练你的能力，还是只在消耗你的时间？
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