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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 8
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
There was nothing in the slightest degree new or original in this counsel, which was as old as the Proverbs of Solomon, and possibly quite as familiar. But old-fashioned though the advice may have been, it was welcomed. The youths went forward in their course; worked on with energy and resolution; and, reaching manhood, they went forth in various directions into the world, where many of them now occupy positions of trust and usefulness. Several years after the incidents referred to, the subject was unexpectedly recalled to the author’s recollection by an evening visit from a young man—apparently fresh from the work of a foundry—who explained that he was now an employer of labour and a thriving man; and he was pleased to remember with gratitude the words spoken in all honesty to him and to his fellow-pupils years before, and even to attribute some measure of his success in life to the endeavours which he had made to work up to their spirit.
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定位：Excerpt 8 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
作者当年给这些年轻人讲的道理，其实一点也不新鲜，老话早就说过，大家也未必没听过。可老话归老话，他们听进去了，并且照着做：努力、有决心，长大后在各自领域站稳脚跟，不少人担起了责任。多年后，一个当年在铸造厂干活的年轻人晚上来访，说自己如今已雇人做工、日子兴旺，还感激当年那番诚恳的话，认为自己的成功多少来自照着那些话去实践。这说明：道理的价值不在新奇，而在有没有人真的去做。听再多，不如挑一条先干起来。
上下文
斯迈尔斯在《自助》中回顾自己早年对青年工人讲过的话，以及多年后收到的反馈。
今日一问
你听过很多道理，哪一条是你一直没动手去做的？
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