事业 · 创业者自述

奥里森·斯威特·马登:向前进·摘录 471

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

During the first seven years of his mercantile career, Amos Lawrence did not permit a bill to remain unsettled over Sunday. Punctuality is said to be the politeness of princes. Some men are always running to catch up with their business: they are always in a hurry, and give you the impression that they are late for a train. They lack method, and seldom accomplish much. Every business man knows that there are moments on which hang the destiny of years. If you arrive a few moments late at the bank, your paper may be protested and your credit ruined.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21291
定位:Excerpt 471 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

阿莫斯·劳伦斯经商头七年,不允许任何账单拖过周日还不结清。守时被称为“王子的礼貌”。有些人总是追着业务跑,永远匆匆忙忙,给人感觉随时要误火车;他们缺方法,也难成大事。每个生意人都知道,有些关键时刻决定几年的命运:你若晚几分钟到银行,票据可能被拒付,信用就毁了。要避免这种风险,就得建立方法:提前处理关键节点,给重要事务留出缓冲,别让“赶”成为常态。

上下文

阿莫斯·劳伦斯是19世纪美国纺织业富商和慈善家;马登用他的习惯说明守时与信用、方法的关系。

今日一问

你手头有没有拖过周末的“账单”?今天能先清掉哪一件?

公版作品;原文逐字取自 Project Gutenberg,仅摘录段落并附全书链接。

本文本为公版;底本与原文链接见上。 版权

← 返回原文库