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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 2
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
THIS is a revised edition of a book which has already been received with considerable favour at home and abroad. It has been reprinted in various forms in America; translations have appeared in Dutch and French, and others are about to appear in German and Danish. The book has, doubtless, proved attractive to readers in different countries by reason of the variety of anecdotal illustrations of life and character which it contains, and the interest which all more or less feel in the labours, the trials, the struggles, and the achievements of others. No one can be better aware than the author, of its fragmentary character, arising from the manner in which it was for the most part originally composed,—having been put together principally from jottings made during many years,—intended as readings for young men, and without any view to publication. The appearance of this edition has furnished an opportunity for pruning the volume of some superfluous matter, and introducing various new illustrations, which will probably be found of general interest.
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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/935
定位：Excerpt 2 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
这是《自助》的修订版，这本书在国内外已经颇受欢迎。美国出过各种版本，荷兰文、法文译本也已问世，德文和丹麦文译本即将出版。这本书之所以吸引不同国家的读者，无疑是因为它包含大量关于生活和性格的轶事例证，而且人们对别人的劳作、考验、奋斗和成就多多少少都感兴趣。作者比谁都清楚这本书的片段性质，因为大部分内容最初是多年来为年轻人准备的阅读材料，由零散笔记拼成，本没打算出版。这次修订正好有机会删去一些多余内容，并加入若干新的例证，这些例证大概会引起普遍兴趣。
上下文
《自助》1859年初版，作者塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯是英国维多利亚时代作家。这段是修订版序言，说明成书过程和再版缘由。
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你手头零散的笔记和心得，是否也可以整理成对他人有用的东西？
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