论说集与手册·摘录 7 · 爱比克泰德

OF PROVIDENCE.—From everything, which is or happens in the world, it is easy to praise Providence, if a man possesses these two qualities: the faculty of seeing what belongs and happens to all persons and things, and a grateful disposition. If he does not possess these two qualities, one man will not see the use of things which are and which happen: another will not be thankful for them, even if he does know them. If God had made colors, but had not made the faculty of seeing them, what would have been their use? None at all. On the other hand, if he had made the faculty of vision, but had not made objects such as to fall under the faculty, what in that case also would have been the use of it? None at all. Well, suppose that he had made both, but had not made light? In that case, also, they would have been of no use. Who is it then who has fitted this to that and that to this?

出处： https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10661
定位：Excerpt 7 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录

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要赞美天意，需两种品质：能看清万事万物及其关联，以及感恩之心。缺前者，看不出事物的用处；缺后者，即使知道也不感恩。就像神造了颜色和视觉，还需光才能有用。谁把视觉与对象、光与眼睛匹配得如此巧妙？这背后有安排。所以，用观察和感恩去发现生活中的合理与美好。

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爱比克泰德用视觉与光的比喻论证世界有神意安排，鼓励人感恩。

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投资 · 陈梦雷等（编）《钦定古今图书集成·食货典》

縱納得王租，即不充口食。此蓋播種不廣。頃畝無餘。既稅外無溢數之苗，致民中有不及之弊。且國以民為本，民以食為天。苟百姓不足，君孰與足。伏請曉示天下，應有荒田，一任百姓開種。候及三年外，即撿照所開種頃畝多少，量納一半租稅，所貴家國富饒，上下通濟者』。」敕曰：「闢彼汙萊，期於富庶，方當開創，正切施行。往日雖曾指揮，漸恐廢墮，當在申其勸誘，期共樂於豐穰。宜令逐處長吏遍下管內，應是荒田，有主者一任本主開耕，無主者一任百姓請給佃蒔三年內並不在收稅…

即使纳了王租，也不够口粮，这是因为播种不广，田亩没有余力。税外没有多余的苗，导致百姓中有不足的弊端。国以民为本，民以食为天。如果百姓不足，君主怎能足？请求晓示天下，所有荒田任百姓开种。三年后，检查所开种亩数，酌量纳一半租税，这样家国富饶，上下通济。敕令说：开辟荒地，期望富庶，正当开创，切实施行。往日虽曾指挥，恐渐废堕，应当申明劝诱，共乐丰穰。令各地长吏遍下管内，荒田有主者任本主开耕，无主者任百姓请佃，三年内都不收税。

事业 · 司馬光《资治通鉴》

詔天下公除，惟帝服淺色黃衫、鐵裝帶。

炀帝下诏：天下臣民脱去丧服，唯皇帝仍穿浅黄色衫、系铁装带。这看似只是服色规定，实则宣示皇权特殊：众人皆除服，天子独保留，以区别尊卑。古代服制是礼法核心，颜色、配饰都象征身份。读此可知，制度细节常承载权力信号。今天组织中的着装、称谓等“小事”，也常是等级与文化的体现，不可轻看。

事业 · 亨利·福特《我的生活与工作》

These ideas were forming with me during this year of experimenting. Most of the experimenting went into the building of racing cars. The idea in those days was that a first-class car ought to be a racer. I never…

福特说，这些想法是在试验的一年里形成的。大部分试验都花在造赛车上。当时人们认为一流汽车就该是赛车。他其实不太看重赛车，但跟自行车行业学，制造商觉得在赛道上赢一场就能告诉公众汽车有多好——尽管他想不出比这更没用的测试。核心是：赛车营销是跟风，不能证明日常用车的优劣。他看穿了这个逻辑，所以后来坚持用可靠、简单、耐用来说服人，而不是靠赛道成绩。

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