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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 216
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
It has been said, and truly, that it is the defeat that tries the general more than the victory. Washington lost more battles than he gained; but he succeeded in the end. The Romans, in their most victorious campaigns, almost invariably began with defeats. Moreau used to be compared by his companions to a drum, which nobody hears of except it be beaten. Wellington’s military genius was perfected by encounter with difficulties of apparently the most overwhelming character, but which only served to nerve his resolution, and bring out more prominently his great qualities as a man and a general. So the skilful mariner obtains his best experience amidst storms and tempests, which train him to self-reliance, courage, and the highest discipline; and we probably own to rough seas and wintry nights the best training of our race of British seamen, who are, certainly, not surpassed by any in the world.
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定位：Excerpt 216 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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真正考验将军的是失败而非胜利。华盛顿败多胜少却最终成功；罗马人常以败仗开局；威灵顿的军事天才是在看似压倒性的困难中磨炼出来的。水手在风暴中获得最佳经验，英国海员的本领来自恶劣海况。这说明：困难不是成功的障碍，而是训练场。面对挫折时，不要把它当成终点，而要看作提升自己的机会。每一次失败都在教你如何调整策略、增强韧性。关键是把注意力从“我输了”转移到“我学到了什么”，然后继续行动。
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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助》一书，19世纪英国励志经典，强调勤奋、毅力和自我提升。
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最近一次失败教会了你什么？你如何把它转化为下一步行动的动力？
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