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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:自助论·摘录 228
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
It is therefore advisable for young men to seek the fellowship of the good, and always to aim at a higher standard than themselves. Francis Horner, speaking of the advantages to himself of direct personal intercourse with high-minded, intelligent men, said, “I cannot hesitate to decide that I have derived more intellectual improvement from them than from all the books I have turned over.” Lord Shelburne (afterwards Marquis of Lansdowne), when a young man, paid a visit to the venerable Malesherbes, and was so much impressed by it, that he said,—“I have travelled much, but I have never been so influenced by personal contact with any man; and if I ever accomplish any good in the course of my life, I am certain that the recollection of M. de Malesherbes will animate my soul.” So Fowell Buxton was always ready to acknowledge the powerful influence exercised upon the formation of his character in early life by the example of the Gurney family: “It has given a colour to my life,” he used to say. Speaking of his success at the Dublin University, he confessed, “I can ascribe it to nothing but my Earlham visits.” It was from the Gurneys he “caught the infection” of self-improvement.
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年轻人应该主动结交优秀的人,并且始终以比自己更高的标准为目标。为什么?因为和卓越的人直接接触,比读书更能提升心智。弗朗西斯·霍纳说,他从那些高尚、聪明的人身上得到的智力进步,超过了他翻过的所有书。谢尔本勋爵年轻时拜访了德高望重的马勒泽布,深受触动,说如果自己一生做了什么好事,那一定是因为想起了马勒泽布。福威尔·巴克斯顿也承认,早年与格尼家族交往塑造了他的性格,他把自己在都柏林大学的成功归功于去厄勒姆的拜访。所以,别只埋头读书,要主动靠近那些能让你变得更好的人。
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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助》一书,1859年出版,强调品格与自我提升,此处论交友对年轻人的影响。
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你身边有没有一个人,光是和他相处就能让你变得更好?你多久没主动联系他了?
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