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普鲁塔克：希腊罗马名人传·摘录 58
普鲁塔克《希腊罗马名人传》· Plutarch's Lives · 领导 · 认知 · 心性
His very manner of speaking seemed to have such a kind of idea with it; for it was courteous, and yet forcible; pleasant, yet overwhelming; facetious, yet austere; sententious, and yet vehement: like Socrates, in the description of Plato, who seemed outwardly to those about him to be but a simple, talkative, blunt fellow; whilst at the bottom he was full of such gravity and matter, as would even move tears, and touch the very hearts of his auditors. And, therefore, I know not what has persuaded some to say, that Cato's style was chiefly like that of Lysias. However, let us leave those to judge of these things, who profess most to distinguish between the several kinds of oratorical style in Latin; whilst we write down some of his memorable sayings; being of the opinion that a man's character appears much more by his words, than, as some think it does, by his looks.
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定位：Excerpt 58 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
他说话的方式本身就带有一种理念：礼貌却有力，愉快却压倒一切，诙谐却严肃，简洁却激烈；就像柏拉图描述中的苏格拉底，在外人看来只是个简单、健谈、直率的人，但内里却充满如此庄重和实质的内容，甚至能让人流泪，触动听众的心。因此，我不知道是什么让一些人说，加图的风格主要像吕西阿斯。不过，让我们把这些判断留给那些自称最擅长区分拉丁语演说风格的人吧；我们只记录他的一些名言，因为我们认为，一个人的性格更多是通过言语而非相貌显现的。
上下文
普鲁塔克《老加图传》中评价加图的演说风格，并将其与苏格拉底和吕西阿斯比较。
今日一问
你平时说话是更注重外表礼貌，还是更注重内在的实质和力量？
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