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普鲁塔克:希腊罗马名人传·摘录 78

普鲁塔克《希腊罗马名人传》· Plutarch's Lives · 领导 · 决策 · 财富 · 投资

There is no judgment to be made of fortune; nor can any reasoning bring us to a certainty about it. If Nicias had run the risk with Alcibiades, whether of the two should undergo the ostracism, he had either prevailed, and, his rival being expelled the city, he had remained secure; or, being overcome, he had avoided the utmost disasters, and preserved the reputation of a most excellent commander. Meantime I am not ignorant that Theophrastus says, that when Hyperbolus was banished Phaeax, not Nicias, contested it with Alcibiades; but most authors differ from him.

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定位:Excerpt 78 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

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命运无法预测,理性也难保万全。以尼西阿斯为例:若他与阿尔西比亚德斯竞争陶片放逐,无论输赢都可能避免后来的惨败——赢则对手被逐,自己安全;输则离开政坛,保全名将声誉。但历史没有如果。这提醒我们,面对重大抉择时,不要只盯着一种可能,要设想不同结果并评估风险。同时,信息要可靠,像提奥弗拉斯托斯那样的异说需谨慎对待。决策前多收集证据,权衡利弊,才能减少事后遗憾。

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普鲁塔克在《尼西阿斯传》中评论雅典政治家尼西阿斯与阿尔西比亚德斯的竞争及陶片放逐制。

今日一问

你最近一次重大决定,是否充分考虑了不同结果和备选方案?

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