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弗朗西斯·培根《随笔》· Essays · 领导 · 历史

To speak now of the true temper of empire, it is a thing rare and hard to keep; for both temper, and distemper, consist of contraries. But it is one thing, to mingle contraries, another to interchange them. The answer of Apollonius to Vespasian, is full of excellent instruction. Vespasian asked him, What was Nero's overthrow? He answered, Nero could touch and tune the harp well; but in government, sometimes he used to wind the pins too high, sometimes to let them down too low. And certain it is, that nothing destroyeth authority so much, as the unequal and untimely interchange of power pressed too far, and relaxed too much.

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定位:Excerpt 29 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

保持帝国的平衡很难,因为调和与失调都由对立面组成。混合对立面是一回事,交替使用是另一回事。阿波罗尼乌斯对韦斯帕芗说:尼禄琴弹得好,但治国时有时把弦拧得太紧,有时又放得太松。确实,没有什么比不合时宜地交替过度施压和过度放松更能摧毁权威了。

上下文

培根《随笔》论帝国伟大,借罗马皇帝尼禄的教训谈治国平衡。

今日一问

我们在管理或领导中,是否也犯了时而过紧时而过松的毛病?

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