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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 3
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
In one respect the title of the book, which it is now too late to alter, has proved unfortunate, as it has led some, who have judged it merely by the title, to suppose that it consists of a eulogy of selfishness: the very opposite of what it really is,—or at least of what the author intended it to be. Although its chief object unquestionably is to stimulate youths to apply themselves diligently to right pursuits,—sparing neither labour, pains, nor self-denial in prosecuting them,—and to rely upon their own efforts in life, rather than depend upon the help or patronage of others, it will also be found, from the examples given of literary and scientific men, artists, inventors, educators, philanthropists, missionaries, and martyrs, that the duty of helping one’s self in the highest sense involves the helping of one’s neighbours.
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定位：Excerpt 3 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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有一个方面，这本书的书名现在改也来不及了，确实不太走运：它让一些只凭书名判断的人以为全书是在赞美自私，其实恰恰相反，至少作者本意绝非如此。这本书的主要目的当然是激励年轻人勤奋地从事正当事业，不怕吃苦、不怕麻烦、不惜自我克制，并且在生活中依靠自己的努力，而不是依赖别人的帮助或提携。但从书中文学和科学人士、艺术家、发明家、教育家、慈善家、传教士和殉道者的例子里也能看出，最高意义上的自助，本身就包含帮助邻人。
上下文
《自助》书名常被误解为鼓吹自私，斯迈尔斯在序言中特意澄清，强调自助与助人并不矛盾。
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你追求自我成长时，是否也想过如何让这份成长惠及身边的人？
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