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尼可罗·马基雅维利:君主论·摘录 53
尼可罗·马基雅维利《君主论》· The Prince · 健康 · 行动 · 领导
And there is nothing wastes so rapidly as liberality, for even whilst you exercise it you lose the power to do so, and so become either poor or despised, or else, in avoiding poverty, rapacious and hated. And a prince should guard himself, above all things, against being despised and hated; and liberality leads you to both. Therefore it is wiser to have a reputation for meanness which brings reproach without hatred, than to be compelled through seeking a reputation for liberality to incur a name for rapacity which begets reproach with hatred.
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定位:Excerpt 53 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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马基雅维利警告:慷慨最消耗资源,因为你在施舍时就在失去施舍的能力,最终要么变穷要么被轻视,要么为避免贫穷而贪婪被恨。君主最该避免被轻视和憎恨,而慷慨恰恰导致这两者。所以,宁可背负吝啬的骂名(不带恨),也不要为追求慷慨名声而陷入贪婪(带恨)。核心是:名声要算成本,吝啬比贪婪安全。做法是:守住财政,不因面子而掠夺。
上下文
《君主论》总结慷慨与吝啬的利弊,强调君主应避免被轻视和憎恨。
今日一问
你更愿意承受哪种批评:小气,还是因贪婪而失去信任?
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