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奥里森·斯威特·马登：向前进·摘录 8
奥里森·斯威特·马登《向前进》· Pushing to the Front · 领导
The book points out the fact that what is called success may be failure; that when men love money so much that they sacrifice their friendships, their families, their home life, sacrifice position, honor, health, everything for the dollar, their life is a failure, although they may have accumulated money. It shows how men have become rich at the price of their ideals, their character, at the cost of everything noblest, best, and truest in life. It preaches the larger doctrine of equality; the equality of will and purpose which paves a clear path even to the Presidential chair for a Lincoln or a Garfield, for any one who will pay the price of study and struggle. Men who feel themselves badly handicapped, crippled by their lack of early education, will find in these pages great encouragement to broaden their horizon, and will get a practical, helpful, sensible education in their odd moments and half-holidays.
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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21291
定位：Excerpt 8 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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书里指出：世人眼中的成功可能是失败。如果一个人爱钱如命，为了钱牺牲友谊、家庭、地位、荣誉和健康，那即使攒下财富，人生也是失败的。书也讲有些人致富的代价是理想、品格和一切最宝贵的东西。它宣扬更宏大的平等观：意志和目标的平等，能让林肯或加菲尔德这样的普通人一路走到总统之位，只要肯付出学习和奋斗的代价。早年教育不足的人也能从中得到鼓励，利用零碎时间自我教育，拓宽视野。
上下文
马登在书中批判拜金主义，同时强调意志平等和自我教育，反映了19世纪末美国社会流动的现实。
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