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塞内卡:塞内卡道德书简·摘录 54
塞内卡《塞内卡道德书简》· Seneca's Morals · 人性 · 健康 · 财富 · 领导
He that has lived at sea in a storm, let him retire and die in the haven; but let his retreat be without ostentation, and wherein he may enjoy himself with a good conscience, without the want, the fear, the hatred, or the desire, of anything, not out of malevolent detestation of mankind, but for satisfaction and repose. He that shuns both business and men, either out of envy, or any other discontent, his retreat is but to the life of a mole: nor does he live to himself, as a wise man does, but to his bed, his belly, and his lusts. Many people seem to retire out of a weariness of public affairs, and the trouble of disappointments; and yet ambition finds them out even in that recess into which fear and weariness had cast them; and so does luxury, pride, and most of the distempers of a public life.
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定位:Excerpt 54 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
塞涅卡说,在海上经历过风暴的人,该退到港湾里安度余生。但退隐不要张扬,要能凭良心自在地过,不缺少什么、不害怕什么、不恨谁也不贪求什么。这不是出于对人类的恶意厌恶,而是为了满足和安宁。如果因为嫉妒或别的不如意而躲开事务和人,那只是退到鼹鼠的生活,不是为自己而活,而是为床、为肚子、为欲望而活。很多人看似厌倦公务和失望而退隐,可野心、奢侈、骄傲这些公共生活的毛病,仍会在隐居处找上他们。核心是:退隐的动机要纯,否则只是换个地方继续被欲望支配。
上下文
塞涅卡是古罗马斯多葛派哲学家,晚年曾退出公共生活。这段出自他的道德随笔,谈退隐的动机与方式。
健康板块的原文与白话解读仅供阅读学习,不构成医疗建议。
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如果你想远离某些事务,是为了安宁,还是为了逃避某种不甘心?
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