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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 182
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
The path of success in business is usually the path of common sense. Patient labour and application are as necessary here as in the acquisition of knowledge or the pursuit of science. The old Greeks said, “to become an able man in any profession, three things are necessary—nature, study, and practice.” In business, practice, wisely and diligently improved, is the great secret of success. Some may make what are called “lucky hits,” but like money earned by gambling, such “hits” may only serve to lure one to ruin. Bacon was accustomed to say that it was in business as in ways—the nearest way was commonly the foulest, and that if a man would go the fairest way he must go somewhat about. The journey may occupy a longer time, but the pleasure of the labour involved by it, and the enjoyment of the results produced, will be more genuine and unalloyed. To have a daily appointed task of even common drudgery to do makes the rest of life feel all the sweeter.
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定位：Excerpt 182 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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商业成功的路通常是常识的路。耐心劳动和专注，在这里和获取知识、追求科学一样必要。古希腊人说，要在任何行业成为能干的人，需要三样：天赋、学习、实践。在商业中，明智而勤勉地改进实践，就是成功的最大秘密。有人会“走运”，但像赌博赢来的钱，这种“运气”可能只会把人引向毁灭。培根常说，做生意像走路，最近的路往往最脏，想走最正的路就得绕点远。路虽长，但劳动中的乐趣和成果的享受会更真实纯粹。每天有固定的任务，哪怕是普通苦工，也会让生活其余部分更甜美。
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斯迈尔斯《自助》论商业成功，引用古希腊格言和培根的话。
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你愿意为走“最正的路”多花些时间吗？
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