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本杰明·富兰克林
BenjaminFranklin
CourteousReader,
Ihaveheardthatnothinggivesanauthorsogreatleasure,astofindhisworksresectfullyquotedbyotherlearnedauthors。ThisleasureIhaveseldomenjoyed;forthoughIhavebeen,ifImaysayitwithoutvanity,aneminentauthorofalmanacsannuallynowafullquarterofacentury,mybrotherauthorsinthesameway,forwhatreasonIknownot,haveeverbeenverysaringintheiralause,andnootherauthorhastakentheleastnoticeofme,sothatdidnotmywritingsroducemesomesolidudding,thegreatdeficiencyofraisewouldhavequitediscouragedme。
Iconcludedatlength,thattheeolewerethebestjudgesofmymerit;fortheybuymyworks;andbesides,inmyrambles,whereIamnotersonallyknown,Ihavefrequentlyheardoneorotherofmyadagesreeatedwith“asPoorRichardsays”attheendonit;thisgavemesomesatisfaction,asitshowednotonlythatmyinstructionswereregarded,butdiscoveredlikewisesomeresectformyauthority;andIown,thattoencouragetheracticeofrememberingandreeatingthosewisesentences,Ihavesometimesquotedmyselfwithgreatgravity。
Judge,then,howmuchImusthavebeengratifiedbyanincidentIamgoingtorelatetoyou。Istoedmyhorselatelywhereagreatnumberofeolewerecollectedatavendueofmerchantgoods。Thehourofsalenotbeingcome,theywereconversingonthebadnessofthetimesandoneofthecomanycalledtoalaincleanoldman,withwhitelocks,“Pray,FatherAbraham,whatthinkyouofthetimes?Won’ttheseheavytaxesquiteruinthecountry?Howshallwebeeverabletoaythem?Whatwouldyouadviseusto?”FatherAbrahamstoodu,andrelied,“Ifyou’dhavemyadvice,I’llgiveittoyouinshort,forawordto‘thewiseisenough,andmanywordswon’tfillabushel’,asPoorRichardsays。”Theyjoinedindesiringhimtoseakhismind,andgatheringroundhim,heroceededasfollows:
“Friends,”sayshe,“andneighbors,thetaxesareindeedveryheavy,andifthoselaidonbythegovernmentweretheonlyoneswehadtoay,wemightmoreeasilydischargethem;butwehavemanyothers,andmuchmoregrievoustosomeofus。Wearetaxedtwiceasmuchbyouridleness,threetimesasmuchbyourride,andfourtimesasmuchbyourfolly;andfromthesetaxesthecommissionerscannoteaseordeliverusbyallowinganabatement。However,letushearkentogoodadvice,andsomethingmaybedoneforus;‘Godhelsthemthathelthemselves’,asPoorRichardsays,inhisAlmanackof1733。”
“Itwouldbethoughtahardgovernmentthatshouldtaxitseoleone-tenthartoftheirtime,tobeemloyedinitsservice。Butidlenesstaxesmanyofusmuchmore,ifwereckonallthatissentinabsolutesloth,ordoingofnothing,withthatwhichissentinidleemloyments,oramusements,thatamounttonothing。Sloth,bybringingondiseases,absolutelyshortenslife。‘Sloth,likerust,consumesfasterthanlaborwears’;while‘theusedkeyisalwaysbright’,asPoorRichardsays。But‘dostthoulovelife,thendonotsquandertime,forthat’sthestufflifeismadeof’,asPoorRichardsays。Howmuchmorethanisnecessarydowesendinslee,forgettingthat‘thesleeingfoxcatchesnooultry’andthat‘therewillbesleeingenoughinthegrave’,asPoorRichardsays。”
“‘Iftimebeofallthingsthemostrecious,wastingtimemustbe’,asPoorRichardsays,thegreatestrodigality;since,asheelsewheretellsus,‘losttimeisneverfoundagain;andwhatwecalltimeenough,alwaysroveslittleenough’。Letusthenuandbedoing,anddoingtotheurose;sobydiligenceshallwedomorewithlesserlexity。‘Slothmakesallthingsdifficult,butindustryalleasy’,asPoorRichardsays;‘andhethatrisethlatemusttrotallday,andshallscarceovertakehisbusinessatnight’;‘whilelazinesstravelssoslowly,thatovertysoonovertakeshim’,aswereadinPoorRichard,whoadds,‘drivethybusiness,letnotthatdrivethee’,and‘earlytobed,andearlytorise,makesamanhealthy,wealthy,andwise’。”
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