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詹姆斯·艾伦:思考的人·摘录 42

詹姆斯·艾伦《思考的人》· As a Man Thinketh · 健康

Before a man can achieve anything, even in worldly things, he must lift his thoughts above slavish animal indulgence. He may not, in order to succeed, give up all animality and selfishness, by any means; but a portion of it must, at least, be sacrificed. A man whose first thought is bestial indulgence could neither think clearly nor plan methodically; he could not find and develop his latent resources, and would fail in any undertaking. Not having commenced to manfully control his thoughts, he is not in a position to control affairs and to adopt serious responsibilities. He is not fit to act independently and stand alone. But he is limited only by the thoughts, which he chooses.

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定位:Excerpt 42 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

一个人要想在任何事情上有所成就,哪怕只是世俗的成功,也必须先把心思从动物般的放纵中提升出来。他不必完全放弃所有本能和自私,但至少要牺牲一部分。如果一个人首先想到的是满足低级欲望,他就无法清晰思考、有条理地计划,也发现不了自己的潜力,做什么都会失败。因为他还不能像成年人一样控制自己的念头,也就管不了事情、担不起责任,更没法独立自主。其实,限制他的只有他自己选择的想法。

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詹姆斯·艾伦的《思考的人》1903年出版,是自我提升类经典,强调思想塑造人生。

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