《沉思录·卷五·天未亮就起身》第18条
Nothing happens to any man which he is not formed by nature to bear. The same things happen to another, and either because he does not see that they have happened, or because he would show a great spirit, he is firm and remains unharmed. It is a shame then that ignorance and conceit should be stronger than wisdom.
注释摘要
这段话劈头就是一个赤裸裸的断言:没有哪件事发生在人身上,是人的本性无力承受的。这个本性不是指你此刻的血肉之躯有多少力气,它指的是宇宙理性赋予人的那种内在结构,即理性与判断的能力。斯多葛派的核心前提是,宇宙是一个有秩序的整体,每一件事的发生都出自同一个理性本源的安排,因此凡降临在某个人身上的,必定与此人的本性相契合,否则这件事根本不会发生在这个人身上。这不是…