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塞内卡:塞内卡道德书简·摘录 32
塞内卡《塞内卡道德书简》· Seneca's Morals · 健康 · 财富 · 行动
When we come to the matter of patrimony, how strictly do we examine what every man is worth before we will trust him with a penny! “Such a man,” we cry, “has a great estate, but it is shrewdly encumbered—a very fair house, but it was built with borrowed money—a numerous family, but he does not keep touch with his creditors—if his debts were paid he would not be worth a groat.” Why do we not take the same course in other things, and examine what every man is worth? It is not enough to have a long train of attendants, vast possessions, or an incredible treasure in money and jewels—a man may be poor for all this. There is only this difference at best—one man borrows of the _usurer_, and the other of _fortune_. What signifies the carving or gilding of the chariot; is the master ever the better of it?
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定位:Excerpt 32 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
我们评估一个人的财产时,会仔细查他有多少净资产,怕借钱给他收不回来。可评价一个人本身时,却只看排场、随从和珠宝,忘了这些可能都是借来的。塞涅卡提醒:一个人可能表面风光,实际欠一屁股债,穷得叮当响。真正该看的是他内在值多少,而不是马车镀了多少金。做法是:看人先看他的品格和独立程度,别被外在的财富符号唬住;对自己也一样,别用借来的东西撑门面,那只会让你更穷。
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,讨论人们如何错误地以财富衡量人的价值。
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你最近一次判断一个人的价值时,是看他的内在,还是看他的外在排场?
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