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尼可罗·马基雅维利:君主论·摘录 94
尼可罗·马基雅维利《君主论》· The Prince · 财富 · 成长 · 行动 · 领导
I conclude, therefore that, fortune being changeful and mankind steadfast in their ways, so long as the two are in agreement men are successful, but unsuccessful when they fall out. For my part I consider that it is better to be adventurous than cautious, because fortune is a woman, and if you wish to keep her under it is necessary to beat and ill-use her; and it is seen that she allows herself to be mastered by the adventurous rather than by those who go to work more coldly. She is, therefore, always, woman-like, a lover of young men, because they are less cautious, more violent, and with more audacity command her.
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定位:Excerpt 94 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
马基雅维利总结:命运多变,而人固执,两者一致时成功,不一致时失败。他认为冒险比谨慎更好,因为命运是女人,要想制服她,就得打她、虐待她;她更愿意被冒险者征服,而不是被冷静行事的人。她像女人一样偏爱年轻人,因为他们更少谨慎、更激烈、更大胆地命令她。这并非字面意义上的暴力,而是比喻:在充满不确定性的世界中,果断大胆的行动往往比过度谨慎更能抓住机遇。但也要注意,这种冒险需建立在准备之上。
上下文
这是《君主论》第25章结尾的著名比喻,马基雅维利以当时对女性的刻板印象来强调冒险精神。
今日一问
在哪些情况下你过于谨慎而错失机会?大胆行动需要什么前提?
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