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爱比克泰德:论说集与手册·摘录 39
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OF INCONSISTENCY.—Some things men readily confess, and other things they do not. No one then will confess that he is a fool or without understanding; but quite the contrary you will hear all men saying, I wish that I had fortune equal to my understanding. But men readily confess that they are timid, and they say: I am rather timid, I confess; but as to other respects you will not find me to be foolish. A man will not readily confess that he is intemperate; and that he is unjust, he will not confess at all. He will by no means confess that he is envious or a busybody. Most men will confess that they are compassionate. What then is the reason?
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定位:Excerpt 39 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
人有些毛病愿意承认,有些死活不认。没人会承认自己是傻瓜或没脑子;相反,你会听到所有人都说:但愿我的运气配得上我的见识。但人们乐意承认自己胆小,会说:我承认我有点胆小,可别的方面你不会觉得我蠢。人不愿承认自己放纵,更不会承认自己不公;也绝不承认自己嫉妒或爱管闲事。多数人倒愿意承认自己心软。为什么呢?因为承认胆小、心软这类毛病,往往不伤自尊,甚至显得无害;而承认愚蠢、不公、放纵,等于承认自己根本上有问题,所以人本能地回避。
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爱比克泰德在《言谈录》中观察人们自我承认时的双重标准,揭示人如何保护自我形象。
健康板块的原文与白话解读仅供阅读学习,不构成医疗建议。
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我是否也挑着承认小毛病,却回避那些真正伤及自尊的大问题?
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