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尼可罗·马基雅维利:君主论·摘录 98
尼可罗·马基雅维利《君主论》· The Prince · 领导 · 哲学 · 财富
Nor is there to be seen at present one in whom she can place more hope than in your illustrious house,[1] with its valour and fortune, favoured by God and by the Church of which it is now the chief, and which could be made the head of this redemption. This will not be difficult if you will recall to yourself the actions and lives of the men I have named. And although they were great and wonderful men, yet they were men, and each one of them had no more opportunity than the present offers, for their enterprises were neither more just nor easier than this, nor was God more their friend than He is yours.
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定位:Excerpt 98 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
马基雅维利说,现在最能寄托希望的就是美第奇家族,因为他们有勇武和运气,又受上帝和教会眷顾,而教会正由他们当家,可以成为这场拯救的领头人。他提醒:这并不难,只要回想摩西、居鲁士、忒修斯这些人的所作所为。他们虽然伟大非凡,但终究是人,而且他们的机会并不比现在更好,他们的事业也不比这更正义、更容易,上帝对他们的眷顾也不比对你更多。核心意思是:别把伟人神化,他们和你一样是人,差别在于他们抓住了机会。今天你可以问:我是不是把别人的成功归因于天赋,而忽略了自己也能行动?
上下文
《君主论》末章,马基雅维利直接向洛伦佐·德·美第奇进言,鼓励他担起统一意大利的责任。
今日一问
你一直觉得“我不行”的那件事,如果去掉对伟人的神化,还差什么?
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