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普鲁塔克:希腊罗马名人传·摘录 121
普鲁塔克《希腊罗马名人传》· Plutarch's Lives · 领导 · 成长 · 行动
Cicero, whose story I am writing, is said to have replied with spirit to some of his friends, who recommended him to lay aside or change the name when he first stood for office and engaged in politics, that he would make it his endeavor to render the name of Cicero more glorious than that of the Scauri and Catuli. And when he was quaestor in Sicily, and was making an offering of silver plate to the gods, and had inscribed his two names, Marcus and Tullius, instead of the third he jestingly told the artificer to engrave the figure of a vetch by them. Thus much is told us about his name.
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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/674
定位:Excerpt 121 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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西塞罗本名里有“鹰嘴豆”的意思,朋友劝他竞选公职前改掉这个不体面的名字,他回答:他要努力让“西塞罗”这个名字比那些贵族姓氏更光荣。后来他在西西里做财务官,向神献银器时只刻了马库斯和图利乌斯两个名字,第三个名字他开玩笑让工匠刻一颗豆子代替。普鲁塔克讲这些,是想说明西塞罗不靠出身而靠才能和功业立身。这给我们的启发是:与其抱怨起点低、名字不好,不如用行动让名字本身变得有价值。
上下文
普鲁塔克《西塞罗传》开头关于名字由来的记载,西塞罗出身骑士阶层,并非罗马世家。
今日一问
你身上有没有被自己嫌弃的“标签”?你打算用什么行动让它变成荣耀?
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