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P.T. 巴纳姆:赚钱的艺术·摘录 23

P.T. 巴纳姆《赚钱的艺术》· The Art of Money Getting · 投资

I was recently reading in a London paper an account of a like philosophic pauper who was kicked out of a cheap boarding-house because he could not pay his bill, but he had a roll of papers sticking out of his coat pocket, which, upon examination, proved to be his plan for paying off the national debt of England without the aid of a penny. People have got to do as Cromwell said: "not only trust in Providence, but keep the powder dry." Do your part of the work, or you cannot succeed. Mahomet, one night, while encamping in the desert, overheard one of his fatigued followers remark: "I will loose my camel, and trust it to God!" "No, no, not so," said the prophet, "tie thy camel, and trust it to God!" Do all you can for yourselves, and then trust to Providence, or luck, or whatever you please to call it, for the rest.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8581
定位:Excerpt 23 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

巴纳姆讲了个伦敦穷汉:欠房租被赶出门,口袋里却揣着“不花一分钱还清英国国债”的方案。他借此说:光靠天意不行,得像克伦威尔说的,既要信上帝,也要保持火药干燥。穆罕默德听到信徒说“我放开骆驼,托付给神”,就纠正他:“不,先把骆驼拴好,再托付给神。”意思很直白:自己该做的部分先做足,剩下的才交给运气或天意。

上下文

巴纳姆在《赚钱的艺术》中引用克伦威尔和穆罕默德的典故,说明自助与天助的关系。

今日一问

你正在指望运气的那件事,自己该拴好的“骆驼”拴好了吗?

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