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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导

EXAMPLE is one of the most potent of instructors, though it teaches without a tongue. It is the practical school of mankind, working by action, which is always more forcible than words. Precept may point to us the way, but it is silent continuous example, conveyed to us by habits, and living with us in fact, that carries us along. Good advice has its weight: but without the accompaniment of a good example it is of comparatively small influence; and it will be found that the common saying of “Do as I say, not as I do,” is usually reversed in the actual experience of life.

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定位:Excerpt 225 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

榜样是最有力的老师,虽然它不说话。它靠行动教人,而行动总比言语更有力量。道理可以指路,但真正带着我们走的,是日复一日、无声而持续的示范。好建议有分量,可如果没有好榜样配合,影响就很小。生活中常见的“照我说的做,别照我做的做”,实际往往反过来:人们更会照着你的做法学。所以,想影响别人,先把自己做到;要求别人之前,先检查自己的行为是否一致。

上下文

斯迈尔斯在《自助》中论榜样,强调身教重于言传。

今日一问

你要求别人做的事,自己做到了吗?今天能否用一个行动代替一句说教?

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