《沉思录·卷八·行事与本分》第43条
Different things delight different people; but it is my delight to keep the ruling faculty sound without turning away either from any man or from any of the things which happen to men, but looking at and receiving all with welcome eyes and using everything according to its value.
注释摘要
这条札记以一个朴素的分辨起笔：世人所乐各不相同。奥勒留在前面刚提到，别人的恶意就像泉水被诅咒或投入泥巴，清泉不改其洁。此时他转而点出自己真正看重的愉悦——不是任何外在的占有或他人的赞扬，而是保持“主导能力”（hegemonikon）的健全。在斯多葛的心理学里，主导能力是灵魂的发令部，它接收印象、形成判断、生出冲动。说它“健全”，是指它不被虚假的判断所扭曲，…