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尼可罗·马基雅维利:君主论·摘录 80
尼可罗·马基雅维利《君主论》· The Prince · 认知 · 财富 · 行动 · 领导
But to enable a prince to form an opinion of his servant there is one test which never fails; when you see the servant thinking more of his own interests than of yours, and seeking inwardly his own profit in everything, such a man will never make a good servant, nor will you ever be able to trust him; because he who has the state of another in his hands ought never to think of himself, but always of his prince, and never pay any attention to matters in which the prince is not concerned.
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定位:Excerpt 80 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
要判断一个臣仆是否可靠,有一个不会失效的测试:看他是否把自己的利益放在你的利益之前,是否事事暗中谋私。这样的人永远做不好臣仆,你也不能信任他。因为替别人掌管国家的人,不该总想着自己,而应时刻想着君主,不插手与君主无关的事。君主应观察臣仆在利益冲突时的选择,而不是只听他的表态。
上下文
马基雅维利在《君主论》中提出检验臣仆忠诚的实用标准,强调利益取向比言辞更可靠。
今日一问
你信任的人,在利益冲突时是先想到你,还是先想到自己?
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