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P.T. 巴纳姆:赚钱的艺术·摘录 32
P.T. 巴纳姆《赚钱的艺术》· The Art of Money Getting · 投资
He might more truly say, "if you can't make a fool of yourself;" but he is "fast," hates slow things, and doesn't "see it." Young men loaded down with other people's money are almost sure to lose all they inherit, and they acquire all sorts of bad habits which, in the majority of cases, ruin them in health, purse and character. In this country, one generation follows another, and the poor of to-day are rich in the next generation, or the third. Their experience leads them on, and they become rich, and they leave vast riches to their young children. These children, having been reared in luxury, are inexperienced and get poor; and after long experience another generation comes on and gathers up riches again in turn. And thus "history repeats itself," and happy is he who by listening to the experience of others avoids the rocks and shoals on which so many have been wrecked.
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定位:Excerpt 32 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
巴纳姆说,与其说“你骗不了自己”,不如说“你没法让自己当傻瓜”。那些被别人的钱压着的年轻人,几乎肯定会把继承来的钱全败光,还会染上各种坏习惯,多数情况下健康、钱包和品格都毁了。在这个国家,一代接一代,今天的穷人下一代或第三代就变富,他们靠经验致富,把大笔钱留给年幼的孩子;孩子娇生惯养、没经验,又变穷;再下一代积累经验,重新攒钱。历史就这样重演。所以,听别人的经验、避开让许多人翻船的暗礁浅滩的人,才是幸福的。
上下文
P. T. Barnum 是美国19世纪著名马戏团老板,晚年写《赚钱的艺术》,总结自己从穷小子到富商的实用经验。
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你身边有没有“富不过三代”的例子?你能从中学到什么教训?
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