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拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生:随笔·摘录 37

拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生《随笔》· Essays · 健康 · 认知

A man cannot speak but he judges himself. With his will, or against his will, he draws his portrait to the eye of his companions by every word. Every opinion reacts on him who utters it. It is a thread-ball thrown at a mark, but the other end remains in the thrower's bag. Or, rather, it is a harpoon hurled at the whale, unwinding, as it flies, a coil of cord in the boat, and if the harpoon is not good, or not well thrown, it will go nigh to cut the steersman in twain, or to sink the boat.

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定位:Excerpt 37 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

人一开口,就在审判自己。不管他愿不愿意,每句话都在同伴眼中描出自己的肖像。每个观点都会反作用于说出它的人。这就像扔向靶子的线球,另一头还留在投掷者的袋子里;更像掷向鲸鱼的鱼叉,飞出去时从船里放出一卷绳,如果鱼叉不好或掷得不准,它几乎会把舵手劈成两半,或把船弄沉。所以,说话要小心,你的话最终会缠住你自己。

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爱默生《随笔集》中《补偿》篇,讨论言语的反作用力。

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今日一问

你今天说出的哪句话,可能正像鱼叉一样,绳子另一头攥在自己手里?

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