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

“But how shall I get myself at liberty? We can run any hazards for money: take any pains for honor; and why do we not venture also something for leisure and freedom? without which we must expect to live and die in a tumult: for so long as we live in public, business breaks in upon us, as one billow drives on another; and there is no avoiding it with either modesty or quiet.” It is a kind of whirlpool, that sucks a man in, and he can never disengage himself. A man of business cannot in truth be said to live, and not one of a thousand understands how to do it: for how to live, and how to die, is the lesson of every moment of our lives: all other arts have their masters.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56075
定位:Excerpt 52 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

塞涅卡设问:怎样才能让自己自由?人们为钱敢冒险,为荣誉肯吃苦,为什么不肯为闲暇和自由付出一点?没有自由,就只能活在喧嚣里。只要身处公共事务,事情就像后浪推前浪一样涌来,想体面又安静地躲开几乎不可能。这像个漩涡,卷进去就难脱身。忙于事务的人其实算不上真正在活,一千个人里难有一个懂得怎么活。因为怎么活、怎么死,是每时每刻的功课,其他技艺都有师傅,唯独生活这门艺术常被忽略。核心是:自由要靠自己争取,主动为闲暇留出空间。

上下文

塞涅卡是古罗马斯多葛派哲学家,曾身居高位又历经政治风波。这段出自他的道德随笔,谈公共事务与个人自由。

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今日一问

你愿意为多一点闲暇和自由,主动放弃哪一项事务或应酬?

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