《沉思录·卷八·行事与本分》第55条
Generally, wickedness does no harm at all to the universe; and particularly the wickedness [of one man] does no harm to another. It is only harmful to him who has it in his power to be released from it as soon as he shall choose.
注释摘要
这条札记的推理建立在斯多葛严格区分「真正的善与恶」与「无关紧要之事」的基础上。恶行（wickedness）如果被理解为道德上的败坏——不义、放纵、愚蠢——那么它的作用范围只限于行动者自己的主宰能力（hegemonikon）。一个人的错误判断和混乱欲望无法侵入另一个人的理性灵魂，除非后者自愿通过错误的同意让它侵入。宇宙整体的秩序不受任何道德恶的损害，就像一部…