《沉思录·卷七·痛苦与忍受》第62条
Constantly observe who those are whose approbation thou wishest to have, and what ruling principles they possess. For then thou wilt neither blame those who offend involuntarily, nor wilt thou want their approbation, if thou lookest to the sources of their opinions and appetites.
注释摘要
这段话揭示了一种极具操作性的心理训练:当你渴望得到某些人的认可时,停下来,仔细审视那些人。看看他们是谁,他们的内心受什么样的原则驱动。你渴望他们的赞许,那么你必定认为他们在某些方面是好的、有判断力的、值得效仿的。但你真的了解他们吗?去看看他们言行背后的动机,他们追求什么,又躲避什么。你会发现,他们的所谓“主导原则”,往往不过是粗陋的欲望、未经检视的偏见、对…