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尼可罗·马基雅维利:君主论·摘录 60
尼可罗·马基雅维利《君主论》· The Prince · 认知 · 哲学 · 领导
For this reason a prince ought to take care that he never lets anything slip from his lips that is not replete with the above-named five qualities, that he may appear to him who sees and hears him altogether merciful, faithful, humane, upright, and religious. There is nothing more necessary to appear to have than this last quality, inasmuch as men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand, because it belongs to everybody to see you, to few to come in touch with you. Every one sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are, and those few dare not oppose themselves to the opinion of the many, who have the majesty of the state to defend them; and in the actions of all men, and especially of princes, which it is not prudent to challenge, one judges by the result.
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定位:Excerpt 60 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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君主必须时刻注意,自己说出口的话不能缺少那五种品质:仁慈、守信、人道、正直、虔诚。尤其是虔诚,因为人们更多是用眼睛看,而不是用手去接触;人人都能看见你,却很少有人能真正接触你。所以,你要让外表看起来具备这些品质,因为多数人只根据表象判断,少数了解真相的人也不敢反对多数人的意见,而多数人的意见又有国家权威撑腰。对于君主的行为,人们往往只看结果。因此,你要精心维护自己的公众形象,同时明白真正重要的是结果,而不是让所有人都知道你的真实面目。
上下文
马基雅维利《君主论》第十八章,讨论君主如何守信与如何伪装。
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今天你在公众场合的形象,是否也成了别人判断你的主要依据?
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