《沉思录·卷五·天未亮就起身》第3条
Judge every word and deed which are according to nature to be fit for thee; and be not diverted by the blame which follows from any people, nor by their words, but if a thing is good to be done or said, do not consider it unworthy of thee. For those persons have their peculiar leading principle and follow their peculiar movement; which things do not thou regard, but go straight on, following thy own nature and the common nature; and the way of both is one.
注释摘要
这一段处理的是道德判断的最终依据问题，以及由此而来的内心独立性。 奥勒留在这里提出的核心命题是：判断一言一行是否合适，标准只有一个——是否“按照自然”。在斯多葛派的语言里，“按照自然”并不是随顺本能，而是指合乎人的理性本性，也就是合乎宇宙理性给一个理性生物规定的结构。人的自然不是躺在床上取暖，而是像植物生长、蜜蜂筑巢那样，去完成作为理性社会动物的本分。所以…