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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 4
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
It has also been objected to the book that too much notice is taken in it of men who have succeeded in life by helping themselves, and too little of the multitude of men who have failed. “Why should not Failure,” it has been asked, “have its Plutarch as well as Success?” There is, indeed, no reason why Failure should not have its Plutarch, except that a record of mere failure would probably be found excessively depressing as well as uninstructive reading. It is, however, shown in the following pages that Failure is the best discipline of the true worker, by stimulating him to renewed efforts, evoking his best powers, and carrying him onward in self-culture, self-control, and growth in knowledge and wisdom. Viewed in this light, Failure, conquered by Perseverance, is always full of interest and instruction, and this we have endeavoured to illustrate by many examples.
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定位：Excerpt 4 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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也有人批评这本书：太注意那些靠自助成功的人，太少提大量失败的人。有人问：为什么失败不能像成功一样有自己的《名人传》？其实失败并非不能有，只是单纯记录失败大概会让人非常沮丧，也学不到什么。不过下面会说明，失败是真正工作者最好的训练，它能刺激人重新努力，激发人最好的能力，推动人在自我修养、自我控制和知识智慧上成长。这样看，被毅力征服的失败，总是充满趣味和教益，我们已用许多例子来说明这一点。
上下文
《自助》常被批评只写成功者，斯迈尔斯在序言中回应，认为失败经过 perseverance 转化后同样有教育意义。
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你最近一次失败，有没有被你转化成下一次行动的具体经验？
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