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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:自助论·摘录 208

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导

Thoroughness and accuracy are two principal points to be aimed at in study. Francis Horner, in laying down rules for the cultivation of his mind, placed great stress upon the habit of continuous application to one subject for the sake of mastering it thoroughly; he confined himself, with this object, to only a few books, and resisted with the greatest firmness “every approach to a habit of desultory reading.” The value of knowledge to any man consists not in its quantity, but mainly in the good uses to which he can apply it. Hence a little knowledge, of an exact and perfect character, is always found more valuable for practical purposes than any extent of superficial learning.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/935
定位:Excerpt 208 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

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学习要抓两个要点:彻底和准确。弗朗西斯·霍纳在给自己定学习规则时,特别强调要养成对一个题目持续用功、直到彻底掌握的习惯;为了这个目标,他只读少数几本书,坚决抵制“任何走向散乱阅读的苗头”。知识对人的价值不在数量,主要在于能不能好好运用。所以,一点精确扎实的知识,在实际用途上往往比大量肤浅的学问更有价值。

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斯迈尔斯《自助》中论学习方法,引用19世纪英国政治家弗朗西斯·霍纳的读书规则,强调专注和精确。

今日一问

你手头正在读的东西,是能彻底掌握的一本,还是散乱翻过的十本?

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