人口论·摘录 124 · 托马斯·马尔萨斯

I do not, however, mean to say that a sound and vigorous mind has no tendency whatever to keep the body in a similar state. So close and intimate is the union of mind and body that it would be highly extraordinary if they did not mutually assist each other's functions. But, perhaps, upon a comparison, the body has more effect upon the mind than the mind upon the body. The first object of the mind is to act as purveyor to the wants of the body. When these wants are completely satisfied, an active mind is indeed apt to wander further, to range over the fields of science, or sport in the regions of. Imagination, to fancy that it has 'shuffled off this mortal coil', and is seeking its kindred element. But all these efforts are like the vain exertions of the hare in the fable. The slowly moving tortoise, the body, never fails to overtake the mind, however widely and extensively it may have ranged, and the brightest and most energetic intellects, unwillingly as they may attend to the first or second summons, must ultimately yield the empire of the brain to the calls of hunger, or sink with the exhausted body in sleep.

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定位：Excerpt 124 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录

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马尔萨斯并不否认健全旺盛的精神有助于身体保持良好状态，身心结合如此紧密，互不帮助才奇怪。但他认为，比较起来，身体对精神的影响可能更大。精神的首要任务是满足身体的需要；一旦这些需要完全满足，活跃的精神才会游荡到科学或想象领域，幻想自己摆脱了肉体。可这些努力就像寓言里兔子的徒劳奔跑：身体这只慢吞吞的乌龟总能追上精神，无论它跑得多远。最聪明、最有精力的人，最终也不得不向饥饿屈服，或随疲惫的身体沉入睡眠。核心是：精神再高飞，也受身体基本需求的约束。

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马尔萨斯在《人口论》中讨论身心关系，用以反驳人类可无限完善的说法。

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你最近一次硬撑到身体“罢工”，是不是因为把精神当成了身体的主人？

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