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奥里森·斯威特·马登:向前进·摘录 350
奥里森·斯威特·马登《向前进》· Pushing to the Front · 领导
A famous Englishman said to his nephew, "Don't choose medicine, for we have never had a murderer in our family, and the chances are that in your ignorance you may kill a patient; as to the law, no prudent man is willing to risk his life or his fortune to a young lawyer, who has not only no experience, but is generally too conceited to know the risks he incurs for his client, who alone is the loser; therefore, as the mistakes of a clergyman in doctrine or advice to his parishioners cannot be clearly determined in this world, I advise you by all means to enter the church."
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定位:Excerpt 350 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
一位英国名人对侄子说:别学医,我们家从没出过杀人犯,你无知之下很可能治死病人;也别学法律,没有哪个谨慎的人愿意把性命财产托给一个年轻律师——他既没经验,又多半自视过高,看不清自己给当事人带来的风险,吃亏的只有客户;至于牧师,他在教义或劝告上出错,这世上根本没法清楚判定,所以我劝你无论如何去当牧师。这是反话,讽刺某些职业犯错代价隐蔽、难以追责。它提醒我们:选职业要看自己能否承担错误的后果,别挑那种错了也没人当场发现的活。
上下文
马登在书中引用这段英国人的调侃,用反讽说明不同职业犯错后果的可见程度不同。
今日一问
你所在的行业,犯错后多久才会被发现?这个延迟会不会让你放松了标准?
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