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塞内卡:塞内卡道德书简·摘录 35

塞内卡《塞内卡道德书简》· Seneca's Morals · 健康 · 哲学 · 财富 · 领导

Did not Cato, in the last night of his life, take Plato to bed with him, with his sword at his bed’s head; the one that he might have death at his will, the other, that he might have it in his power; being resolved that no man should be able to say, either that he killed or that he saved Cato? So soon as he had composed his thoughts, he took his sword; “Fortune,” says he, “I have hitherto fought for my country’s liberty, and for my own, and only that I might live free among freemen; but the cause is now lost, and Cato safe.” With that word he cast himself upon his sword; and after the physicians that pressed in upon him had bound up his wound, he tore it up again, and expired with the same greatness of soul that he lived. But these are the examples, you will say, of men famous in their generations.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56075
定位:Excerpt 35 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

加图在生命最后一夜,床边放着柏拉图的著作和一把剑:书让他想清楚,剑让他能自主了断。他不愿让任何人说“是别人杀了他”或“是别人救了他”。当事业彻底失败、自由无望时,他说自己为自由而战,如今自由已失,加图安全了,随即自尽;被医生包扎后,他又撕开伤口死去。塞涅卡举这个例子说明,有些人把尊严和自主看得比命重。但也要知道,这是极端处境下的选择,不是日常可模仿的榜样。

上下文

加图是罗马共和派领袖,反对凯撒失败后自杀。塞涅卡在讨论逆境中的勇气时举此例。

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今日一问

在无法掌控的处境里,你还能守住哪些让自己觉得“安全”的东西?

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