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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 234
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
Character is human nature in its best form. It is moral order embodied in the individual. Men of character are not only the conscience of society, but in every well-governed State they are its best motive power; for it is moral qualities in the main which rule the world. Even in war, Napoleon said the moral is to the physical as ten to one. The strength, the industry, and the civilisation of nations—all depend upon individual character; and the very foundations of civil security rest upon it. Laws and institutions are but its outgrowth. In the just balance of nature, individuals, nations, and races, will obtain just so much as they deserve, and no more. And as effect finds its cause, so surely does quality of character amongst a people produce its befitting results.
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定位：Excerpt 234 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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品格是人性最好的形态，是社会道德秩序在个人身上的体现。有品格的人不仅是社会的良心，在治理良好的国家里，他们还是最好的动力，因为真正主导世界的是道德品质。拿破仑说，战争中精神与物质的力量是十比一。国家的力量、勤勉和文明都依赖个人品格，民事安全的基础也在于此。法律和制度只是品格的产物。在自然的公正平衡中，个人、民族和种族得到他们应得的，不多不少。品格如同原因，必然产生相应的结果。所以，培养好品格，就是为自己和社会打下最实在的根基。
上下文
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助》一书，19世纪英国，强调个人品格与自我奋斗对社会的作用。
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今天你做的哪件小事，能体现并加固你的品格？
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