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P.T. 巴纳姆:赚钱的艺术·摘录 35
P.T. 巴纳姆《赚钱的艺术》· The Art of Money Getting · 投资
No profession, trade, or calling, is overcrowded in the upper story. Wherever you find the most honest and intelligent merchant or banker, or the best lawyer, the best doctor, the best clergyman, the best shoemaker, carpenter, or anything else, that man is most sought for, and has always enough to do. As a nation, Americans are too superficial--they are striving to get rich quickly, and do not generally do their business as substantially and thoroughly as they should, but whoever excels all others in his own line, if his habits are good and his integrity undoubted, cannot fail to secure abundant patronage, and the wealth that naturally follows. Let your motto then always be "Excelsior," for by living up to it there is no such word as fail.
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定位:Excerpt 35 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
巴纳姆说,任何行业的上层都不拥挤。最诚实、最聪明的商人、银行家,最好的律师、医生、牧师、鞋匠、木匠,总是最被需要,活儿永远做不完。美国人整体上太浮浅,总想快速致富,做事不够扎实彻底。但谁能在自己行当里出类拔萃,只要习惯好、信誉可靠,就一定能赢得大量客户,财富自然跟着来。所以座右铭永远是“向上”,照此生活,就没有“失败”这个词。
上下文
巴纳姆在《赚钱的艺术》中批评19世纪美国社会急于求成的风气,强调精益求精。
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你所在的领域,你是在追求“快”还是追求“精”?今天能做哪件事让自己更出类拔萃?
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