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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 186
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
Too little attention, however, is paid to this highly important quality of accuracy. As a man eminent in practical science lately observed to us, “It is astonishing how few people I have met with in the course of my experience, who can _define a fact_ accurately.” Yet in business affairs, it is the manner in which even small matters are transacted, that often decides men for or against you. With virtue, capacity, and good conduct in other respects, the person who is habitually inaccurate cannot be trusted; his work has to be gone over again; and he thus causes an infinity of annoyance, vexation, and trouble.
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定位：Excerpt 186 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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准确这种品质太不受重视了。一位实用科学领域的权威说，他遇到能准确界定事实的人少得惊人。在商业中，小事处理得是否精确，常决定别人对你的信任。即使有德行和能力，习惯性不准确的人仍不可靠，他的工作得重做，带来无穷麻烦。要改变，就得在每件小事上刻意核对：数据、时间、承诺，都确认无误再交付。
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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助》一书，19世纪英国，强调品格与习惯对个人成功的作用。
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今天你手头哪件小事，可以多花一分钟核对，确保准确？
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