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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 47
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
Arkwright was a man of great force of character, indomitable courage, much worldly shrewdness, with a business faculty almost amounting to genius. At one period his time was engrossed by severe and continuous labour, occasioned by the organising and conducting of his numerous manufactories, sometimes from four in the morning till nine at night. At fifty years of age he set to work to learn English grammar, and improve himself in writing and orthography. After overcoming every obstacle, he had the satisfaction of reaping the reward of his enterprise. Eighteen years after he had constructed his first machine, he rose to such estimation in Derbyshire that he was appointed High Sheriff of the county, and shortly after George III. conferred upon him the honour of knighthood. He died in 1792. Be it for good or for evil, Arkwright was the founder in England of the modern factory system, a branch of industry which has unquestionably proved a source of immense wealth to individuals and to the nation.
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阿克莱特性格强悍、胆识过人、精明务实，商业才能近乎天才。有一段时间，他忙于组织和管理多家工厂，常常从凌晨四点干到晚上九点。五十岁时，他还开始学英语语法，提高写作和拼写。克服重重障碍后，他享受到事业成功的回报。造出第一台机器十八年后，他在德比郡声名显赫，被任命为郡治安官，不久乔治三世授予他爵士头衔。他于1792年去世。无论好坏，阿克莱特都是英国现代工厂制度的奠基人，这一产业为个人和国家带来了巨大财富。
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斯迈尔斯在《自助》中总结阿克莱特的成就，展示自学、毅力和商业才能如何改变命运。
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你愿意在五十岁时还从头学习一项基础技能吗？现在可以开始学什么？
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