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塞内卡:塞内卡道德书简·摘录 25
塞内卡《塞内卡道德书简》· Seneca's Morals · 健康 · 财富 · 哲学 · 领导
Felicity is an unquiet thing; it torments itself, and puzzles the brain. It makes some people ambitious, others luxurious; it puffs up some, and softens others; only (as it is with wine) some heads bear it better than others; but it dissolves all. Greatness stands upon a precipice: and if prosperity carries a man never so little beyond his poise, it overbears and dashes him to pieces. It is a rare thing for a man in a great fortune to lay down his happiness gently; it being a common fate for a man to sink under the weight of those felicities that raise him. How many of the nobility did Marius bring down to herdsmen and other mean offices! Nay, in the very moment of our despising servants, we may be made so ourselves.
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定位:Excerpt 25 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
塞涅卡说,所谓“福气”其实不安分:它折磨自己,也搅乱头脑。它让人有的野心勃勃,有的奢侈放纵;有的被吹胀,有的被软化;就像喝酒,有人扛得住,但福气会溶解所有人。高位站在悬崖边,顺境稍微把你推过平衡点,就会把你掀翻摔碎。人在大富大贵中能平稳放下幸福,是罕见的;常见的是被抬高的福气压垮。马略把多少贵族贬成牧人和贱役!就在我们看不起仆人的那一刻,自己也可能变成那样。核心是:顺境危险,要主动保持平衡。做法是得意时给自己设限,别让好运推过临界点。
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,讨论顺境和权势的危险,并以马略的兴衰为例。
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你最近一次顺风顺水时,有没有给自己设一个“到此为止”的界限?
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