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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 230
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The example of the brave is an inspiration to the timid, their presence thrilling through every fibre. Hence the miracles of valour so often performed by ordinary men under the leadership of the heroic. The very recollection of the deeds of the valiant stirs men’s blood like the sound of a trumpet. Ziska bequeathed his skin to be used as a drum to inspire the valour of the Bohemians. When Scanderbeg, prince of Epirus, was dead, the Turks wished to possess his bones, that each might wear a piece next his heart, hoping thus to secure some portion of the courage he had displayed while living, and which they had so often experienced in battle. When the gallant Douglas, bearing the heart of Bruce to the Holy Land, saw one of his knights surrounded and sorely pressed by the Saracens, he took from his neck the silver case containing the hero’s bequest, and throwing it amidst the thickest press of his foes, cried, “Pass first in fight, as thou wert wont to do, and Douglas will follow thee, or die;” and so saying, he rushed forward to the place where it fell, and was there slain.
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定位：Excerpt 230 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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勇敢者的榜样能激励怯懦者，他们的存在让每根神经都振奋。所以普通人在英雄带领下常能创造勇敢的奇迹。只要想起勇士的事迹，血液就像听到号角一样沸腾。捷克将领杰式卡临终留下遗愿，把自己的皮做成鼓，用来激励波希米亚人的勇气。斯坎德培死后，土耳其人想得到他的骨头，每人贴身戴一块，希望借此获得他生前的勇气。苏格兰的道格拉斯带着布鲁斯的心脏去圣地，看到一名骑士被撒拉逊人围困，就把装心脏的银盒扔向敌阵，大喊：“你先冲，像你生前那样，道格拉斯跟你来，或死！”说完冲上去，战死在那里。这说明榜样的力量能让人超越恐惧。
上下文
斯迈尔斯《自助》中论勇气与榜样的一节，引用历史传说说明英勇事迹的激励作用。
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你心里有没有一个“榜样”，能在你害怕时给你冲上去的勇气？
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