致富之道 The Way to Weah（第1页）

致富之道TheWaytoWealth

本杰明·富兰克林BenjaminFranklin

本杰明·富兰克林（1706—1790），18世纪美国最伟大的科学家、著名的政治家和文学家。他生于波士顿，幼年家境贫穷，一生只受过两年正式教育。1726年，他出版了《穷查理历书》，当时被译成12种文字，畅销欧美各国，也奠定了他在文学上的地位。独立战争爆发后，他参加了第二届大陆会议和《独立宣言》的起草工作。

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2。Iftimebeofallthi________，wastibe，asPoorRichardsays，thegreatest________;since，asheelsewheretellsus，losttimeisneverfoundagain;aimeenough，alroveslittleenough。

3。Whereasindustrygivesfort，ay，a:fly________，andthey’llfollowyou;The________________hasalargeshift;andnoandacow，everybodybidsme____________;allofwhichisoorRichard。

CourteousReader，

Ihaveheardthatnothihreatpleasure，astofindhisworksrespectfullyquotedbyotherlearhors。ThispleasureIhaveseldomehoughIhavebeen，ifImaysayitwithoutvaauthorofalmanauallynowafullquarterofatury，mybrotherauthorsinthesameway，forwhatreasonIknownot，haveeverbeenverysparingintheirapplause，ahorhastakeie，sothatdidnsproduesolidpuddideficyofpraisewouldhavequitedise。

Icludedatlength，thatthepeoplewerethebestjudgesofmymerit;fortheybuymyworks;andbesides，inmyrambles，ersonallyknowlyheardoherofmyadagesrepeatedoorRichardsays”attheendon’t;thisgavemesomesatisfa，asitshowednotonlythatmyinstruswereregarded，butdiscoveredlikewisesomerespeyauthority;andIown，thattethepraberihosewisesentences，Ihavesometimesquotedmyselfwithgreatgravity。

&hen，howmuchImusthavebeengratifiedbyaIamgoioyou。Istoppedmyhorselatelywhereagreatnumberofpeoplewerecollectedatavegoods。Thehourofsalenotbeiheyweregonthebadhetimesahepaoaplainan，withwhitelocks，“Pray，FatherAbraham，whatthinkyouofthetimes?Woaxesquiteruiry?Howshallwebeeverabletopaythem?Whatwouldyouadviseusto?”FatherAbrahamstoodup，andreplied，“Ifyou’dhavemyadvice，I’llgiveittoyouinshort，forawordtothewiseisenough，andmanywordswon’tfillabushel，asPoorRichardsays。”Theyjoinedindesiringhimtospeakhismind，andgatheringroundhim，heproceededasfollows:

“Friends，”sayshe，“andneighbors，thetaxesareindeedveryheavy，andifthoselaidonbythegoverheonlyoopay，wemightmoreeasilydischargethem;butwehavemanyothers，andmuchmrievoustosomeofus。Wearetaxedtwiceasmuchbyouridleimesasmuchbyourpride，andfourtimesasmuchbyourfolly;andfromthesetaxestheissioeaseordeliverusbyallowinga。However，letushearkentogoodadviaybedodhelpsthemthathelpthemselves，asPoorRichardsays，inhisAlmanackof1733。”

“Itwouldbethoughtahardgovershouldtaxitspeopleooftheirtime，tobeemployediidleaxesmanyofusmuchmore，ifwereallthatisspentih，ofnothing，withthatwhitis，oramusements，thatamounttonothing。Slondiseases，absolutelyshorteh，likerust，esfasterthanlaborwears;whiletheusedkeyisalwaysbright，asPoorRichardsays。Butdostthoulovelife，thendonotsquahat’sthestufflifeismadeof，asPoorRichardsays。Howmuchmorethanisnecessarydowespetingthatthesleepingfoxopoultryandthattherewillbesleepingenoughinthegrave，asPoorRichardsays。”

“Iftimebeofallthiprecious，wastibe，asPoorRichardsays，thegreatestprodigality;since，asheelsewheretellsus，losttimeisneverfoundagain;aimeenough，alroveslittleehenupandbedoing，anddoingtothepurpose;sobydiligenceshallwedomorewithlessperplexity。Slothmakesallthingsdifficult，butindustryalleasy，asPoorRichardsays;arisethlatemusttrotallday，andshallscarceovertakehisbusinight;whilelaziravelssosloovertysooakeshim，asoorRichard，whoadds，drivethybusihatdrivethee，aobed，aorise，makesamahy，wealthyandwise。”

“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。”