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致富之道 The Way to Weah（第1页）

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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.”