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第14章致富之道（1）
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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，tobeemployedinitsservice.Butidleaxesmanyofusmuchmore，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.”
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