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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:自助论·摘录 235
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
Franklin, also, attributed his success as a public man, not to his talents or his powers of speaking—for these were but moderate—but to his known integrity of character. Hence it was, he says, “that I had so much weight with my fellow citizens. I was but a bad speaker, never eloquent, subject to much hesitation in my choice of words, hardly correct in language, and yet I generally carried my point.” Character creates confidence in men in high station as well as in humble life. It was said of the first Emperor Alexander of Russia, that his personal character was equivalent to a constitution. During the wars of the Fronde, Montaigne was the only man amongst the French gentry who kept his castle gates unbarred; and it was said of him, that his personal character was a better protection for him than a regiment of horse would have been.
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定位:Excerpt 235 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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富兰克林把自己的公共成就归功于公认的正直品格,而非才华或口才。他说自己不善言辞,说话常犹豫,用词也不够准确,但往往能达成目标,因为人们信任他的为人。品格能在高位和底层都赢得信任。俄国亚历山大一世被认为个人品格抵得上一部宪法;法国投石党乱时,蒙田是唯一不关城堡大门的乡绅,人们说他的品格比一队骑兵更能保护他。可见,建立信任不靠能说会道,而靠长期言行一致、让人放心。
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斯迈尔斯《自助》中举富兰克林、亚历山大一世和蒙田为例,说明品格带来信任。
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你最近一次让人信任,是因为说了什么,还是因为一贯怎么做?
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