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致富之路
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致富之路·摘录 1
"This little work is intended as an easy Introduction to the Mythology of ancient Greece and Rome, and is particularly adapted to the use of Schools,…
这本小书是想给古希腊罗马神话做一个容易上手的入门，特别适合学校用。它把古人那种比喻风格里夹带的淫秽寓言都去掉了。跟我们已经见过的同类尝试比，它更能让人对这门学问有个整体概念。书里的诗歌插图简单，正好用来给少年人当教学工具；对神话寓言的解释…
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'Friends,' says he, 'the taxes are indeed very heavy; and, if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more…
“朋友们，”他说，“税确实很重。如果只有政府收的税要交，那还好办些；可我们还有好多别的税，对有些人来说更难受。懒惰抽我们两倍的税，骄傲抽三倍，愚蠢抽四倍，这些税，税务官可没法给我们减免。不过，听听好建议，也许还能做点什么；就像穷理查说的：…
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I. 'It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time to be employed in its service: but idleness taxes…
要是政府向百姓征收十分之一的时间去为它服务，大家准会骂这是苛政。可懒惰向许多人收的税比这重得多；懒散还会招来疾病，直接缩短寿命。换句话说，时间是最宝贵的本钱，政府抽税还有个限度，懒惰却悄悄把大把时间吞掉，还搭上健康。所以别光抱怨外在的税，…
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"If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be" as Poor Richard says, "the greatest prodigality;" since, as he elsewhere tells us,…
时间既然最宝贵，浪费它就是最大的挥霍。穷理查还说，失去的时间永远找不回来；我们以为“时间还够”，到头来总是不够。所以别等了，起来做事，而且要做在点子上；勤快些，麻烦反而少。懒散让事事都难，勤勉让事事都容易；起得晚的人得整天小跑，到晚上还赶…
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致富之路·摘录 5
'Methinks I hear some of you say, "Must a man afford himself no leisure?" I will tell thee, my friend, what Poor Richard says, "Employ thy time well,…
有人问：难道人就不能享受闲暇吗？富兰克林借“穷理查”的口回答：如果你真想得到闲暇，就得先把时间用好；你连一分钟都把握不住，就别浪费一小时。这里的闲暇不是无所事事，而是腾出时间做有用的事。勤快人才能挣来这种闲暇，懒人永远得不到，因为“闲暇的…
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'And again, "The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands:" and again, "Want of care does us more damage than want of knowledge;"…
富兰克林提醒：主人亲自盯着，比只靠双手干更多活；疏忽大意造成的损失，往往比知识不足还大；不监督工人，等于把钱包敞开。核心是别当甩手掌柜。原因在于，别人不会像你一样心疼你的钱和事，信息不对称时，偷懒、浪费、揩油都容易发生。做法不是事事亲力亲…
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致富之路·摘录 7
'Trusting too much to others' care is the ruin of many; for, "In the affairs of this world, men are saved, not by faith, but by the want of it:"…
富兰克林说：太依赖别人操心，很多人就败在这里。世上许多事，与其说靠信任得救，不如说靠不轻信；自己上心才有收益。想要一个称心可靠的仆人，最稳的办法是自己动手。一点小疏忽会惹出大祸：少了一颗马蹄钉，丢了马蹄铁；丢了马蹄铁，失了战马；失了战马，…
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致富之路·摘录 8
"Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting."
富兰克林用韵文讽刺：许多家产是在“挣”的过程中花光的——女人为了喝茶丢掉纺线织衣，男人为了喝潘趣酒丢掉劈柴干活。意思是，人们为了撑面子、赶时髦的消费，把本来能生产的时间、精力和钱财都耗掉了。核心不是反对喝茶喝酒，而是提醒：当消费习惯挤掉了…
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致富之路·摘录 9
It is, however, a folly soon punished: for, as Poor Richard says, "Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt;--Pride breakfasted with Plenty,…
富兰克林说，摆阔的骄傲很快会受罚：骄傲与虚荣共进晚餐，与轻蔑同吃夜宵；它和富足吃早饭，和贫穷吃午饭，和臭名吃晚饭。说到底，这种讲排场的骄傲有什么用？它不能增进健康，不能减轻痛苦，不能增加人的真价值，只会招来嫉妒、加速倒霉。核心是：靠外表撑…
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致富之路·摘录 10
IV. 'This doctrine, my friends, is reason and wisdom; but, after all, do not depend too much upon your own industry, and frugality, and prudence,…
富兰克林在讲完勤奋、节俭、谨慎之后补了一句：这些道理都对，但别太依赖自己的本事。再好的勤奋和精明，没有上天的祝福也可能一场空。所以要谦卑地求祝福，同时别看不起眼下似乎缺少祝福的人，而要安慰、帮助他们。他举《圣经》里的约伯为例：约伯先受苦，…
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