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塞内卡：塞内卡道德书简·摘录 20
塞内卡《塞内卡道德书简》· Seneca's Morals · 健康 · 行动
What is it that we plow the seas for; or arm ourselves against men and beasts? To what end do we toil, and labor, and pile bags upon bags? We may enlarge our fortunes, but we cannot our bodies; so that it does but spill and run over, whatsoever we take more than we can hold. Our forefathers (by the force of whose virtues we are now supported in our vices) lived every jot as well as we, when they provided and dressed their own meat with their own hands; lodged upon the ground, and were not as yet come to the vanity of gold and gems; when they swore by their earthen gods, and kept their oath, though they died for it.
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定位：Excerpt 20 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
我们拼命赚钱、扩张财富，到底图什么？塞涅卡说，财富可以增加，但身体能容纳的有限；多出来的部分只会溢出去、流掉。他怀念祖先：自己动手做饭、睡地上、不迷恋黄金宝石，用陶土神像发誓却守信用到死。核心是：欲望要有边界，超过身体和真实需要的积累是浪费。做法是分清“需要”和“想要”，把精力放在能守住的东西上，比如品格和信用，而不是无限堆钱。
上下文
塞涅卡是古罗马斯多葛派哲学家，这段话出自他的道德随笔，批评当时罗马社会追逐财富的风气。
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你最近拼命追求的东西，有多少是真正需要的，有多少只是“想要更多”？
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