本书简介:
《沉思录》是古罗马皇帝奥勒留写给自己的书,内容大部分是他在鞍马劳顿中写成的。作品来自奥勒留对身羁宫廷的自己和自己所处混乱世界的感受,追求一种冷静而达观的生活。这部著作是斯多葛学派的一个里程碑,亦是温总理放在枕边,读了不下百遍的书。
本书原文由古希腊文而作,英文版选择比较权威的George Long的版本,中文版选择何怀宏的版本作参考。笔记中的英文释义摘自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

 作者简介:
马可•奥勒留(Marcus Aurelius,公元121—180年),著名的“帝王哲学家”,古罗马帝国皇帝,在希腊文学和拉丁文学、修辞、哲学、法律、绘画方面受过很好的教育,晚期斯多葛学派代表人物之一。奥勒留也许是西方历史上唯一的一位哲学家皇帝。他是一个比他的帝国更加完美的人,他的勤奋工作最终并没有能够挽救古罗马,但是他的《沉思录》却成为西方历史上的伟大名著。

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6.11 Consider how many things in the same indivisible time take place in each of us, things which concern the body and things which concern the soul: and so thou wilt not wonder if many more things, or rather all things which come into existence in that which is the one and all, which we call Cosmos, exist in it at the same time.

6.12 If any man should propose to thee the question, how the name Antoninus is written, wouldst thou with a straining of the voice utter each letter? What then if they grow angry, wilt thou be angry too? Wilt thou not go on with composure and number every letter? just so then in this life also remember that every duty is made up of certain parts. These it is thy duty to observe and without being disturbed or showing anger towards those who are angry with thee to go on thy way and finish that which is set before thee.

6.13 How cruel it is not to allow men to strive after the things which appear to them to be suitable to their nature and profitable! And yet in a manner thou dost not allow them to do this, when thou art vexed because they do wrong. For they are certainly moved towards things because they suppose them to be suitable to their nature and profitable to them.- But it is not so.- Teach them then, and show them without being angry.

6.14 Death is a cessation of the impressions through the senses, and of the pulling of the strings which move the appetites, and of the discursive movements of the thoughts, and of the service to the flesh.

 先尝试自己翻译一下吧,参考译文见下:

中文翻译:
6.11 考虑一下在一段不可划分的时间里,有多少关系到身体和灵魂的事情对我们每一个人发生,那么你就不要奇怪,在同样的时间里,有更多甚至所有的事物都在那既是一又是全的、我们称之为宇宙的东西中产生和存在。

6.12 如果有人向你提出这个问题,"安东尼"这个名字是怎样写呢?你将不耐烦地说出每一字母么?而如果他们变得愤怒,你也对他们愤怒吗?你不镇定地继续一个个说出每一个字母么?那么在生活中也正是这样,也要记住每一义务都是由某些部分组成的。遵循它们就是你的义务,不要烦恼和生气地对待那些生你气的人,继续走你的路,完成摆在你前面的工作。

6.13 不允许人们努力追求那些在他们看来是适合他们本性的和有利的事物,是多么残忍啊!但当你因他们行恶而烦恼时,还是要以某种方式不允许他们做这些事。他们被推动做这些事确实是因为他们假设这些事是适合于他们本性的,是对他们有利的,然而情况不是这样。那么教育他们吧,平静地向他们展示他们的错误。

6.14 死亡是感官印象的中止、是欲望系列的中断,是思想的散漫运动的停息,是对肉体服务的结束。

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