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尼可罗·马基雅维利《君主论》· The Prince · 领导 · 认知 · 财富 · 哲学
It is not unknown to me how many men have had, and still have, the opinion that the affairs of the world are in such wise governed by fortune and by God that men with their wisdom cannot direct them and that no one can even help them; and because of this they would have us believe that it is not necessary to labour much in affairs, but to let chance govern them. This opinion has been more credited in our times because of the great changes in affairs which have been seen, and may still be seen, every day, beyond all human conjecture. Sometimes pondering over this, I am in some degree inclined to their opinion. Nevertheless, not to extinguish our free will, I hold it to be true that Fortune is the arbiter of one-half of our actions,[1] but that she still leaves us to direct the other half, or perhaps a little less.
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定位:Excerpt 90 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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很多人相信世事全由命运和上帝决定,人的智慧无法改变,因此不必努力,只需等待。马基雅维利说这种看法在他那个时代很流行,因为人们目睹了超乎想象的大变局。他自己有时也倾向这种观点,但为了不否定人的自由意志,他提出:命运主宰我们一半的行动,另一半(或略少)则留给我们自己掌控。这意味着我们不能完全听天由命,而应在可努力的范围内积极行动,做好自己能做的事。
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马基雅维利是16世纪意大利政治思想家,《君主论》写于1513年,探讨君主如何获取和维持权力。
今日一问
你生活中哪些事你认为是命运决定而放弃努力?是否可能有一半其实可以自己掌控?
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