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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 104
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
Literary life affords abundant illustrations of the same power of perseverance; and perhaps no career is more instructive, viewed in this light, than that of Sir Walter Scott. His admirable working qualities were trained in a lawyer’s office, where he pursued for many years a sort of drudgery scarcely above that of a copying clerk. His daily dull routine made his evenings, which were his own, all the more sweet; and he generally devoted them to reading and study. He himself attributed to his prosaic office discipline that habit of steady, sober diligence, in which mere literary men are so often found wanting. As a copying clerk he was allowed 3_d._ for every page containing a certain number of words; and he sometimes, by extra work, was able to copy as many as 120 pages in twenty-four hours, thus earning some 30_s._; out of which he would occasionally purchase an odd volume, otherwise beyond his means.
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定位：Excerpt 104 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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文学生活也充分展示了同样的毅力。沃尔特·司各特爵士的经历或许最有启发性。他在律师事务所做了多年类似抄写员的苦差，每天枯燥的 routine 让属于他的夜晚更加甜蜜；他通常把晚上用于阅读和学习。他本人将稳定、清醒的勤勉习惯归功于办公室的枯燥纪律，而纯文人往往缺乏这种习惯。作为抄写员，他每页（一定字数）可得 3 便士；有时通过额外工作，他能在 24 小时内抄写 120 页，赚得约 30 先令；偶尔用这笔钱买一本否则买不起的书。
上下文
司各特是苏格兰著名作家，早年做过律师抄写员，这段经历塑造了他的工作习惯。
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你能否把日常枯燥的工作转化为培养自律和积累资源的机会？
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