事业 · 创业者自述
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 174
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
Wherever a philanthropic work was to be done in London, be sure that Jonas Hanway’s hand was in it. One of the first Acts for the protection of chimney-sweepers’ boys was obtained through his influence. A destructive fire at Montreal, and another at Bridgetown, Barbadoes, afforded him the opportunity for raising a timely subscription for the relief of the sufferers. His name appeared in every list, and his disinterestedness and sincerity were universally recognized. But he was not suffered to waste his little fortune entirely in the service of others. Five leading citizens of London, headed by Mr. Hoare, the banker, without Mr. Hanway’s knowledge, waited on Lord Bute, then prime minister, in a body, and in the names of their fellow-citizens requested that some notice might be taken of this good man’s disinterested services to his country. The result was, his appointment shortly after, as one of the commissioners for victualling the navy.
出处：
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/935
定位：Excerpt 174 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
乔纳斯·汉韦在伦敦几乎参与了所有慈善事业。他推动通过了保护扫烟囱男孩的法案，并在蒙特利尔和巴巴多斯火灾时及时募捐。他的无私和真诚广受认可。但他并没有因此耗尽自己的财产，因为伦敦五位主要市民在银行家霍尔先生的带领下，未经他知晓，集体拜见首相布特勋爵，请求表彰他的贡献。结果，他很快被任命为海军食品供应专员之一。这说明，社会不会让一个真正无私的人独自承担代价，善行终会得到认可和回报。
上下文
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助》一书中的段落，讲述18世纪英国慈善家乔纳斯·汉韦的事迹。
今日一问
你身边有没有默默奉献的人？你可以如何让他们的付出被看见？
公版作品；原文逐字取自 Project Gutenberg，仅摘录段落并附全书链接。
你的邮箱
只用于发送原典。不发广告，不卖名单。
本文本为公版；底本与原文链接见上。 版权