《沉思录·卷九·不义与虚妄》第11条
If thou art able, correct by teaching those who do wrong; but if thou canst not, remember that indulgence is given to thee for this purpose. And the gods, too, are indulgent to such persons; and for some purposes they even help them to get health, wealth, reputation; so kind they are. And it is in thy power also; or say, who hinders thee?
注释摘要
这一条给出了一个关于如何对待他人之恶的具体行动指南，它的推理分两步走。第一步是积极的、建设性的：如果可能，就用教导去纠正那个做错事的人。这个“教导”在斯多葛主义中并非居高临下地灌输，而是根植于他们一个核心信念——没有人会自愿作恶。他们认为，所有恶行都源于无知，是对什么是真正的善与恶的错误判断。因此，纠正一个人不是要惩罚他，而是要像医生治疗病人一样，去治愈他…