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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:自助论·摘录 11

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导

THREE GREAT POTTERS—PALLISSY, BÖTTGHER, WEDGWOOD. Ancient pottery—Etruscan ware—Luca della Robbia, the 67–93 Florentine sculptor: re-discovers the art of enamelling—Bernard Pallissy: sketch of his life and labours—Inflamed by the sight of an Italian cup—His search after the secret of the enamel—His experiments during years of unproductive toil—His personal and family privations—Indomitable perseverance, burns his furniture to heat the furnace, and success at last—Reduced to destitution—Condemned to death, and release—His writings—Dies in the Bastille—John Frederick Böttgher, the Berlin ‘gold cook’—His trick in alchemy and consequent troubles—Flight into Saxony—His detention at Dresden—Discovers how to make red and white porcelain—The manufacture taken up by the Saxon Government—Böttgher treated as a prisoner and a slave—His unhappy end—The Sèvres porcelain manufactory—Josiah Wedgwood, the English potter—Early state of English earthenware manufacture—Wedgwood’s indefatigable industry, skill, and perseverance—His success—The Barberini vase—Wedgwood a national benefactor—Industrial heroes CHAPTER IV.

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定位:Excerpt 11 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

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这是第四章的提要,讲三位陶匠:法国的帕利西、德国的伯特格尔、英国的韦奇伍德。帕利西看到一只意大利陶杯后着了魔,多年反复试验,穷到烧家具给窑加温,成功后又陷入赤贫,最后死在巴士底狱。伯特格尔被人当作“炼金术士”看管,在软禁中试出硬瓷配方,却始终像囚徒一样被使唤,结局凄凉。韦奇伍德则靠不懈的钻研和经营,把英国陶器做成大产业。作者把三人放在一起,是想说:同样的执着,放在不同的处境和制度下,结局可能天差地别;坚持固然重要,但也要看清自己所处的环境。

上下文

《自助》第四章的提要,以三位陶匠的命运对比,讨论毅力与环境的关系。

今日一问

你坚持的事,是处在能让你成长的环境里,还是正在消耗你?

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