《沉思录·卷一·家学渊源（谢师录）》第5条
From my governor, to be neither of the green nor of the blue party at the games in the Circus, nor a partisan either of the Parmularius or the Scutarius at the gladiators' fights; from him too I learned endurance of labor, and to want little, and to work with my own hands, and not to meddle with other people's affairs, and not to be ready to listen to slander.
注释摘要
这段话在讲一个人怎样从具体的日常选择中训练自己的品格。奥勒留回忆起他的“总督”——这里指的不是行省总督，而是他幼年时的教养监护人，负责照料和督导孩童的起居品行。这位监护人给他的教导分成两块，前一半看似琐碎，讲的都是罗马城中流行的公共娱乐，后一半则是几条关于生活的根本准则。 先说竞技场上的事。Circus是大竞技场，战车竞赛是罗马人最狂热的娱乐，观众分成不同…