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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 121
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
The practice of writing down thoughts and facts for the purpose of holding them fast and preventing their escape into the dim region of forgetfulness, has been much resorted to by thoughtful and studious men. Lord Bacon left behind him many manuscripts entitled “Sudden thoughts set down for use.” Erskine made great extracts from Burke; and Eldon copied Coke upon Littleton twice over with his own hand, so that the book became, as it were, part of his own mind. The late Dr. Pye Smith, when apprenticed to his father as a bookbinder, was accustomed to make copious memoranda of all the books he read, with extracts and criticisms. This indomitable industry in collecting materials distinguished him through life, his biographer describing him as “always at work, always in advance, always accumulating.” These note-books afterwards proved, like Richter’s “quarries,” the great storehouse from which he drew his illustrations.
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定位：Excerpt 121 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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好记性不如烂笔头。把读到的想法和事实写下来，是为了不让它们溜进遗忘的角落。培根留下许多手稿叫“随手记下的想法”；埃尔登把科克的书抄了两遍，让内容变成自己脑子的一部分；史密斯当学徒时边读书边做大量摘录和评论，后来这些笔记成了他取之不尽的宝库。所以，读书时别只靠脑子，要动手记：摘要点、写感想、分类存好，日积月累，这些笔记就会变成你思考和表达的素材库。
上下文
同样出自斯迈尔斯《自助》，这一节讲笔记和积累对自学成才的重要性。
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你最近读的书，有没有留下几条能随时翻看的笔记？
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