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普鲁塔克:希腊罗马名人传·摘录 128

普鲁塔克《希腊罗马名人传》· Plutarch's Lives · 认知 · 哲学 · 领导 · 学习

For this reason, the following book contains the lives of Demetrius Poliorcetes, and Antonius the Triumvir; two persons who have abundantly justified the words of Plato, that great natures produce great vices as well as virtues. Both alike were amorous and intemperate, warlike and munificent, sumptuous in their way of living, and overbearing in their manners. And the likeness of their fortunes carried out the resemblance in their characters. Not only were their lives each a series of great successes and great disasters, mighty acquisitions and tremendous losses of power, sudden overthrows, followed by unexpected recoveries, but they died, also, Demetrius in actual captivity to his enemies, and Antony on the verge of it.

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定位:Excerpt 128 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

因此,这本书收录了德米特里乌斯·波利奥尔塞特斯和马克·安东尼的生平。这两人充分印证了柏拉图的话:伟大的天性既产生伟大的美德,也产生巨大的恶行。两人都多情放纵、好战慷慨、生活奢华、傲慢专横。他们命运的相似也呼应了性格的相似:一生充满大起大落,突然的颠覆和意外的恢复,最终德米特里乌斯被俘,安东尼濒临被俘。

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出自普鲁塔克《希腊罗马名人传》中《德米特里乌斯与安东尼》合传的开头,说明为何将两人并列。

今日一问

你相信“伟大的天性既产生美德也产生恶行”吗?如何平衡自己的强烈欲望?

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