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尼可罗·马基雅维利:君主论·摘录 25
尼可罗·马基雅维利《君主论》· The Prince · 行动 · 财富 · 领导
Because, as is stated above, he who has not first laid his foundations may be able with great ability to lay them afterwards, but they will be laid with trouble to the architect and danger to the building. If, therefore, all the steps taken by the duke be considered, it will be seen that he laid solid foundations for his future power, and I do not consider it superfluous to discuss them, because I do not know what better precepts to give a new prince than the example of his actions; and if his dispositions were of no avail, that was not his fault, but the extraordinary and extreme malignity of fortune.
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定位:Excerpt 25 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
没先打好地基的人,事后或许能凭本事补上,但补的时候建筑师费劲,房子也危险。博尔贾公爵就是例子:他每一步都算得很精,为未来权力铺了扎实的底,马基雅维利认为新君主没有比他更好的榜样。他最后失败,不是他布局不行,而是运气坏到极点——父亲突然去世、自己重病,天时全不帮忙。所以,做事要先把基础打牢,别等出事再补;同时也要明白,再好的准备也挡不住极端厄运。
上下文
《君主论》第七章,马基雅维利分析切萨雷·博尔贾的成败,强调新君主应效仿其布局,但承认运气的作用。
今日一问
你正在做的事,基础打牢了吗?如果明天运气突然变差,你扛得住吗?
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