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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 169
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
Nothing that is of real worth can be achieved without courageous working. Man owes his growth chiefly to that active striving of the will, that encounter with difficulty, which we call effort; and it is astonishing to find how often results apparently impracticable are thus made possible. An intense anticipation itself transforms possibility into reality; our desires being often but the precursors of the things which we are capable of performing. On the contrary, the timid and hesitating find everything impossible, chiefly because it seems so. It is related of a young French officer, that he used to walk about his apartment exclaiming, “I _will_ be Marshal of France and a great general.” His ardent desire was the presentiment of his success; for the young officer did become a distinguished commander, and he died a Marshal of France.
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定位：Excerpt 169 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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任何真正有价值的东西，都得靠勇敢的行动去争取。人的成长主要来自意志的积极努力，来自与困难交锋，也就是我们说的“努力”。奇怪的是，很多看似不可能的事，往往就这样变成了可能。强烈的预期本身就能把可能性变成现实，因为我们的渴望常常预示着我们有能力做到的事。相反，胆小犹豫的人觉得什么都 impossible，主要就是因为觉得不可能。有个法国年轻军官，常在房间里喊“我要当法国元帅和伟大将军”，后来他真的成了杰出指挥官，死时是法国元帅。
上下文
斯迈尔斯《自助》中引用法国军官故事，说明积极心态和意志力的作用。
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你最近因为“觉得不可能”而放弃的事，如果换个心态会怎样？
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