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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 149
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
Like all youthful efforts, his first designs were crude. The proud father one day showed some of them to Roubilliac the sculptor, who turned from them with a contemptuous “pshaw!” But the boy had the right stuff in him; he had industry and patience; and he continued to labour incessantly at his books and drawings. He then tried his young powers in modelling figures in plaster of Paris, wax, and clay. Some of these early works are still preserved, not because of their merit, but because they are curious as the first healthy efforts of patient genius. It was long before the boy could walk, and he only learnt to do so by hobbling along upon crutches. At length he became strong enough to walk without them.
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定位：Excerpt 149 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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像所有年轻人的尝试一样，他最初的设计很粗糙。骄傲的父亲有一天拿几张给雕塑家鲁比利亚克看，对方轻蔑地“呸”了一声扭过头去。但这孩子有股对的劲头：勤奋、有耐心，继续埋头读书画画。然后他试着用石膏、蜡和黏土做小雕像。这些早期作品有些还留着，不是因为多好，而是因为它们是耐心天才最初健康努力的样子，值得一看。他很久都不会走路，靠拐杖一点点挪，后来才强壮到能不用拐杖走。要点是：早期粗糙很正常，别被一句“呸”打断。
上下文
斯迈尔斯《自助》中另一段少年学艺故事，讲早期作品粗糙与坚持。
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你最近一次因别人轻视而想放弃的事是什么？能不能再坚持做一个月？
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