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本杰明·富兰克林：致富之路·摘录 2
本杰明·富兰克林《致富之路》· Franklin's Way to Wealth · 投资
'Friends,' says he, 'the taxes are indeed very heavy; and, if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us; "God helps them that help themselves," as Poor Richard says.
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定位：Excerpt 2 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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“朋友们，”他说，“税确实很重。如果只有政府收的税要交，那还好办些；可我们还有好多别的税，对有些人来说更难受。懒惰抽我们两倍的税，骄傲抽三倍，愚蠢抽四倍，这些税，税务官可没法给我们减免。不过，听听好建议，也许还能做点什么；就像穷理查说的：‘天助自助者。’”意思是，真正压垮人的往往不是外在负担，而是自己的懒、傲和蠢。想减轻负担，得从改掉这些毛病入手，自己先动起来。
上下文
富兰克林《致富之路》，借“穷理查”之口讲勤俭致富，这是老汉姆对听众的开场白。
今日一问
我身上哪样“懒、傲、蠢”的税最重？今天能做哪件小事把它减一点？
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