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10. There will always be in society certain persons who are mercuries[412] of its approbation, and whose glance will at any time determine for the curious their standing in the world. These are the chamberlains of the lesser gods. Accept their coldness as an omen of grace with the loftier deities, and allow them all their privilege. They are clear in their office, nor could they be thus formidable, without their own merits. But do not measure the importance of this class by their pretension, or imagine that a fop can be the dispenser of honor and shame. They pass also at their just rate; for how can they otherwise, in circles which exist as a sort of herald's office[413] for the sifting of character?
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定位:Excerpt 91 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
爱默生说,社会上总有一些人像风向标,他们的眼神就能决定好奇者在世间的地位。他们是小神的侍从。你可以把他们的冷淡当作更高神灵恩宠的预兆,允许他们享有特权。他们职责明确,若无自身优点也不会如此令人敬畏。但不要用他们的自命不凡来衡量其重要性,别以为一个浮夸的人能分配荣誉和耻辱。他们也会得到公正评价,因为在筛选品格的社会圈子里,他们不过是传令官。所以,不必太在意这类人的评判,保持自己的判断。
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爱默生《随笔集》中讨论社会评价和人际圈子的势利现象。
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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你最近是否太在意某个“风向标”式人物的看法?如何调整?
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