思考致富.doc

思考与致富
自序
A WORD FROM THE AUTHOR
这以后的每一章都会提到赚钱的秘诀,遵循它的指引,已产生出成百上千的巨富,
赚进了无数的钱财。许久以来,这些富商巨贾一直是我详尽分析的对象。
In every chapter of this book,mention has been made of the money-making secret which
has made fortunes for hundreds of exceedingly wealthy men whom I have carefully
analyzed over a long period of years.
50 多年前,卡内基先生最先让我注意到这个致富秘诀。当时我还只不过是个男孩
子,这位精明干练而慈祥的苏格兰老人,却满不在乎地把这个诀窍抛入我脑海,然
后就背靠着座椅,眼中闪烁着快乐的光芒,留神地看我到底有没有足够的智力去
领会他所有的含意。
The secret was brought to my attention by Andrew Carnegie, more than half a century
ago. The canny, lovable old Scotsman carelessly tossed it into my mind, when I was but a
boy. Then be sat back in his chair, with a merry twinkle in his eyes, and watched
carefully to see if I had brains enough to understand the full significance of what he had
said to me.
他发现到我拿握住了他的观念,就又问我,愿不愿意花上幼年或者更多年的时间,
让自己成一点气候,再将这则窍门公诸于世,让原本可能终其一生碌碌无为的男男
女女皆可因此受惠?我说我愿意。于是,在卡内基先生的协助下,我一直信守着当
时的承诺。
When he saw that I bad grasped the idea. he asked if I would be willing to spend twenty
years or more preparing myself to take it to the would, to men and women who, without
the secret, might go through life as failures. I said I would, and with Mr. Carnegie's
cooperation, I have kept my promise.
书中这则绝妙上策已有上千人屡试不爽,这些人遍及社会的各个阶层。卡内基先生
当初的用意是,对于为他带来巨额财富的这则神奇公式,应该让没有闲暇探究生财
之道的人,也能垂手可得。他也希望我能在不同行业的男女身上,验征这则公式究
竟靠不靠得住。他认为这则公式应该在所有的公立院校传授。他更表示,如果讲授
得宜,这个法则足以引发整个教育体系的彻底改革,大家可因此少花一半的时间在
学校的课程上。
This book contains the secret, after having been put to a practical test by thousands of
people, in almost every walk of life. It was Mr. Carnegie's idea that the magic formula,
which gave him a stupendous fortune, ought to be placed within reach of people who do
not have time to investigate how men make money, and it was his hope that I might test
and demonstrate the soundnes s of the formula through the experience of men and women
in every calling. He believed the formula should be taught in all public schools and
colleges, and expressed the opinion that if it we