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第15章 致富之道 2（第1页）

第15章致富之道（2）

“Sowhatsignifiesiimes。Wemaymakethesetimesbetter，ifwebestirourselves。IoorRichardsays，alivesuponhopewilldiefasting。Therearenogainswithoutpains；thenhelphands，forIhavenolands，orifIhave，theyaresmartlytaxed。And，asPoorRichardlikewiseobserves，hethathathatradehathae；ahag，hathanofficeofprofitandhonor；buttherademustbeworkedat，andthegwellfollowed，oratenortheoffiableustopayourtaxes。Ifweareindustrious，weshallarve；for，asPoorRichardsays，atthewman’shousehungerlooksin，butdareser。Norwillthebailifforthestableenter，forindustrypaysdebts，whiledespairihem，saysPoorRichard。Whatthoughyouhavefoundnotreasure，norhasaioyoualegacy，diligeherofgoodluck，asPoorRichardsays，andGodgivesallthingstoindustry。Thenplowdeep，whilesluggardssleep，andyoushallhavetosellandtokeep，saysPoorDick。Workwhileitiscalledtoday，foryouknownothowmuaybehiomorrow，oorRichardsays，oodayisworthtwotomorrows，andfarther，haveyousomewhattodotomorrow，doittoday。Ifyouwereaservant，wouldyounotbeashamedthatagoodmastershouldcatchyouidle？Areyouthenyourownmaster，beashamedtocatchyourselfidle，asPoorDicksays。Whenthereissomuchtobedoneforyourself，yourfamily，yourdyrag，beupbypeepofday；letnotthesunlookdownandsay，ingloriousherehelies。Haoolswithoutmittetheglovesice，asPoorRichardsays。’Tistruethereismuchtobedone，andperhapsyouareweakhaicktoitsteadily；andyouwillseegreateffects，fortdroppingwearsawaystones，andbydiligeieeintwothedlittlestrokesfellgreatoaks，asPoorRichardsaysinhisAlmanack，theyearIotjustnowremember。”

&hinksIhearsomeofyousay，‘mustamanaffordhimselfnoleisure？’Iwilltellthee，myfriend，oorRichardsays，employthytimewell，ifthoumeaogainleisure；anotsureofamihrownotawayanhour。Leisureistimefsomethihisleisurethediligentmanwillobtain，butthelazymahat，asPoorRichardsaysalifeofleisureandalifeoflazihings。Doyouimagislothwillaffordyoumorefortthanlabor？No，forasPoorRichardsays，trsfromidleness，aoilfromneedlessease。Manywithoutlabor，wouldlivebytheirwitsonly，buttheybreakforwantofstock。Whereasindustrygivesfort，ay，a：flypleasures，andthey’llfollowyou；thediligentspinnerhasalargeshift；andnoandacow，everybodybidsmegoodmorrow；allofwhichisoorRichard。”

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善解人意的读者：

我听说一个作家的作品被其他博学的作家充满敬意地引用是他最大的快乐。这种快乐我很少有过，虽然整整25年来，我年年都是历书的知名作家——如果我没有自夸的话——可不知为什么，跟我同道的作家们却一直都很吝啬他们的掌声，甚至没有一个作家丝毫注意过我，虽然我的作品带给我很多实惠，但掌声太少实在是件很让人泄气的事情。