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弗朗西斯·培根《随笔》· Essays · 领导 · 行动 · 心性 · 健康

Deformed persons, and eunuchs, and old men, and bastards, are envious. For he that cannot possibly mend his own case, will do what he can, to impair another's; except these defects light upon a very brave, and heroical nature, which thinketh to make his natural wants part of his honor; in that it should be said, that an eunuch, or a lame man, did such great matters; affecting the honor of a miracle; as it was in Narses the eunuch, and Agesilaus and Tamberlanes, that were lame men.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/575
定位:Excerpt 9 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

身体有缺陷的人、宦官、老人和私生子,容易嫉妒。因为自己没法改善处境,就尽量去损害别人;除非他们天性极为英勇,能把天生的缺憾变成荣誉的一部分——让人说“一个宦官或跛子竟做成这样的大事”,从而赢得奇迹般的美名,像宦官纳尔西斯、跛子阿格西劳斯和帖木儿那样。对普通人来说,关键是把缺陷转化为动力,而不是用它当借口去拉别人下水。

上下文

培根《随笔》论嫉妒,列举易嫉妒者并举例。

今日一问

你能否把自身的某个不足,变成激励自己向上的理由?

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