《沉思录·卷三·写于卡尔农图姆》第12条
If thou workest at that which is before thee, following right reason seriously, vigorously, calmly, without allowing anything else to distract thee, but keeping thy divine part pure, as if thou shouldst be bound to give it back immediately; if thou holdest to this, expecting nothing, fearing nothing, but satisfied with thy present activity according to nature, and with heroic truth in every word and sound which thou utterest, thou wilt live happy. And there is no man who is able to prevent this.
注释摘要
这条札记几乎可以看作一整部《沉思录》的微缩模型：它把斯多葛派关于幸福、行动与内心自由的整套学说，压进了一个以条件句展开的简朴承诺里。奥勒留在说，倘若你能做到这样，你就会生活得幸福，而且没有人能阻止。问题当然全在那个“这样”里面。 他列出的条件并非零散的美德清单，而是一条环环相扣的精神逻辑。起点是“做你面前的事”，这本身就是斯多葛行动伦理的核心姿态：不必追逐…