《沉思录·卷一·家学渊源（谢师录）》第15条
From Maximus I learned self-government, and not to be led aside by anything; and cheerfulness in all circumstances, as well as in illness; and a just admixture in the moral character of sweetness and dignity, and to do what was set before me without complaining. I observed that everybody believed that he thought as he spoke, and that in all that he did he never had any bad intention; and he never showed amazement and surprise, and was never in a hurry, and never put off doing a thing, nor was perplexed nor dejected, nor did he ever laugh to disguise his vexation, nor, on the other hand, was he ever passionate or suspicious. He was accustomed to do acts of beneficence, and was ready to forgive, and was free from all falsehood; and he presented the appearance of a man who could not be diverted from right, rather than of a man who had been improved. I observed, too, that no man could ever think that he was despised by Maximus, or ever venture to think himself a better man. He had also the art of being humorous in an agreeable way.+
注释摘要
奥勒留在这里为马克西穆斯勾勒的，是一幅斯多葛学派所向往的“贤者”肖像。他所从老师那里领受的，并非常规意义上的教诲，而是一个活生生的人在具体举动中展示出的灵魂秩序。开头所说的“self-government”，在斯多葛的语境里，是指灵魂的主宰官能始终居于统治地位，不许可外在的表象牵引内在的判断。这种自我治理直接引出一个结果：不为任何事物偏离方向，亦即内心持守…