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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:自助论·摘录 80

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导

It was the sight of an elegant cup of Italian manufacture—most probably one of Luca della Robbia’s make—which first set Palissy a-thinking about the new art. A circumstance so apparently insignificant would have produced no effect upon an ordinary mind, or even upon Palissy himself at an ordinary time; but occurring as it did when he was meditating a change of calling, he at once became inflamed with the desire of imitating it. The sight of this cup disturbed his whole existence; and the determination to discover the enamel with which it was glazed thenceforward possessed him like a passion. Had he been a single man he might have travelled into Italy in search of the secret; but he was bound to his wife and his children, and could not leave them; so he remained by their side groping in the dark in the hope of finding out the process of making and enamelling earthenware.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/935
定位:Excerpt 80 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

帕利西看到一只精美的意大利杯子(很可能是卢卡·德拉·罗比亚的作品),第一次开始思考这门新艺术。这种看似微不足道的小事,对普通头脑或平时的帕利西不会有什么影响,但发生在他正考虑转行的时候,立刻点燃了他模仿的欲望。这只杯子扰乱了他的整个生活,决心发现釉料秘密的念头像激情一样占据了他。如果他是单身,可能会去意大利寻找秘诀,但他有妻儿,不能离开,只能留在家人身边,在黑暗中摸索制作和上釉陶器的方法。

上下文

斯迈尔斯《自助》中,帕利西因看到意大利精美陶杯而决心研究釉料,但因家庭责任无法远行。

今日一问

你是否曾因一件小事点燃了学习新事物的热情?在家庭责任面前,你如何平衡追求与担当?

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