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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:自助论·摘录 197

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导

Economy also means the power of resisting present gratification for the purpose of securing a future good, and in this light it represents the ascendancy of reason over the animal instincts. It is altogether different from penuriousness: for it is economy that can always best afford to be generous. It does not make money an idol, but regards it as a useful agent. As Dean Swift observes, “we must carry money in the head, not in the heart.” Economy may be styled the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the mother of Liberty. It is evidently conservative—conservative of character, of domestic happiness, and social well-being. It is, in short, the exhibition of self-help in one of its best forms.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/935
定位:Excerpt 197 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

节俭还意味着为了未来的好处而抵抗眼前的诱惑,这体现了理性对动物本能的支配。它和吝啬完全不同:恰恰是节俭的人最有余力慷慨。节俭不把钱当偶像,而把它看作有用的工具。正如斯威夫特院长所说:“钱要放在脑袋里,不要放在心里。”节俭可以称为谨慎的女儿、节制的姐妹、自由母亲。它显然是保守的——保守品格、家庭幸福和社会福祉。总之,它是自助精神最好的表现形式之一。

上下文

斯迈尔斯《自助》中继续论节俭,引用斯威夫特的话,把节俭与吝啬区分开,并赋予其道德意义。

今日一问

你花钱时是让钱服务于目标,还是被钱牵着走?怎样做到“钱在脑袋里,不在心里”?

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