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奥里森·斯威特·马登:向前进·摘录 397

奥里森·斯威特·马登《向前进》· Pushing to the Front · 领导

"There was not enough room for us all in Frankfort," said Nathan Mayer Rothschild, in speaking of himself and his four brothers. "I dealt in English goods. One great trader came there, who had the market to himself: he was quite the great man, and did us a favor if he sold us goods. Somehow I offended him, and he refused to show me his patterns. This was on a Tuesday. I said to my father, 'I will go to England.' On Thursday I started. The nearer I got to England, the cheaper goods were. As soon as I got to Manchester, I laid out all my money, things were so cheap, and I made a good profit."

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21291
定位:Excerpt 397 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

内森·迈耶·罗斯柴尔德在谈到自己和四个兄弟时说:“在法兰克福,我们根本没有足够的空间。我经营英国商品。有一个大商人来到那里,他独占了市场,他像个大人物,如果卖给我们商品,就是给我们面子。不知怎么我得罪了他,他拒绝给我看样品。那是个星期二。我对父亲说:‘我要去英国。’星期四我就出发了。越接近英国,商品越便宜。一到曼彻斯特,我就把所有的钱都投了进去,东西太便宜了,我赚了一大笔。”这个故事告诉我们,当机会被垄断或受阻时,不要抱怨,而是主动寻找新的路径。果断行动,去源头寻找更便宜的资源,往往能打开新局面。

上下文

罗斯柴尔德家族是欧洲著名的金融家族,内森·迈耶·罗斯柴尔德是其英国分支的创始人。这段话出自马登的励志书,用以说明主动进取的精神。

今日一问

当你遇到某个领域的垄断或阻碍时,你能否像罗斯柴尔德一样,立刻动身去寻找新的源头?

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