《沉思录·卷八·行事与本分》第16条
Remember that to change thy opinion and to follow him who corrects thy error is as consistent with freedom as it is to persist in thy error. For it is thy own, the activity which is exerted according to thy own movement and judgment, and indeed according to thy own understanding too.
注释摘要
这条札记在纠正常见的一个混淆：我们总以为固执己见、不肯认错是自由，仿佛一旦根据别人的指正改变了自己原有的判断，就是屈服，就是丧失了自主。奥勒留把这种想法翻转过来。他指出，改变意见并跟随那个纠正你错误的人，这一行为与坚持自己的错误一样，都是自由的体现。因为无论在哪种情形里，最终起作用的都是“你自己的活动”——那个依照你自身的运动和判断、依照你自身的理解而展开…