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塞内卡：塞内卡道德书简·摘录 49
塞内卡《塞内卡道德书简》· Seneca's Morals · 健康 · 认知 · 哲学 · 领导
It is usual with princes to reproach the living by commending the dead, and to praise those people for speaking truth from whom there is no longer any danger of hearing it. This is Augustus’s case: he was forced to banish his daughter Julia for her common and prostituted impudence; and still upon fresh informations, he was often heard to say, “If Agrippa or Mecenas had been now alive, this would never have been.” But yet where the fault lay may be a question; for perchance it was his own, that had rather complain for the want of them than seek for others as good. The Roman losses by war and by fire, Augustus could quickly supply and repair; but for the loss of two friends he lamented his whole life after.
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定位：Excerpt 49 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
君主们常通过赞扬死者来责备生者，并称赞那些再也不会说出真话的人。奥古斯都就是这样：他因女儿朱莉娅的放荡无耻而将她流放，且不断有新的消息传来，他常感叹：“如果阿格里帕或梅塞纳斯还活着，这事绝不会发生。”但过错究竟在谁，也许值得商榷；或许错在他自己，因为他宁愿抱怨失去他们，也不愿寻找同样优秀的人。罗马在战争和火灾中的损失，奥古斯都能迅速弥补修复；但对于失去两位朋友，他余生都在哀叹。
上下文
塞涅卡在《道德书简》中借奥古斯都的故事，批评人们厚古薄今、只知抱怨而不行动。
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你是否也曾抱怨“要是某人在就好了”，而不是主动寻找或培养新的伙伴？
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