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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 204
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
The making of a fortune may no doubt enable some people to “enter society,” as it is called; but to be esteemed there, they must possess qualities of mind, manners, or heart, else they are merely rich people, nothing more. There are men “in society” now, as rich as Croesus, who have no consideration extended towards them, and elicit no respect. For why? They are but as money-bags: their only power is in their till. The men of mark in society—the guides and rulers of opinion—the really successful and useful men—are not necessarily rich men; but men of sterling character, of disciplined experience, and of moral excellence. Even the poor man, like Thomas Wright, though he possess but little of this world’s goods, may, in the enjoyment of a cultivated nature, of opportunities used and not abused, of a life spent to the best of his means and ability, look down, without the slightest feeling of envy, upon the person of mere worldly success, the man of money-bags and acres.
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定位：Excerpt 204 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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发财或许能让人挤进所谓的“上流社会”，但要在那里受到尊重，还得有头脑、教养或心地，否则只是个有钱人罢了。现在有些“社会名流”富比克罗伊斯，却没人拿他们当回事，为什么？因为他们只是钱袋子，唯一的权力在钱柜里。社会上真正有分量的人——意见的引领者、真正成功有用的人——不一定有钱，但一定有可靠的品格、历练的经验和道德上的优秀。就连穷人，像托马斯·赖特，哪怕没多少家产，只要修养好、机会没糟蹋、尽力活出自己，也能毫无嫉妒地俯视那些只有钱和地的世俗成功者。
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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助》一书，1859年出版，是维多利亚时代励志经典，强调品格与努力高于财富。
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