《沉思录·卷十·顺应整体》第10条
A spider is proud when it has caught a fly, and another when he has caught a poor hare, and another when he has taken a little fish in a net, and another when he has taken wild boars, and another when he has taken bears, and another when he has taken Sarmatians. Are not these robbers, if thou examinest their opinions?
注释摘要
奥勒留在这里用一连串意象布了一个渐进的序列，从蜘蛛捕蝇开始，一路推到人俘获萨尔马提亚人，然后突然抛出那个冷峭的问句：你若细察他们的见解，这些人岂不都是强盗？他不是在讨论战争法或财产权，而是在揭露同一种灵魂机制——把价值和骄傲建立在吞并、占有和战胜上，无论获取的对象多么微不足道或多么宏大，内在的驱动力是一模一样的。蜘蛛织网、猎人下套、渔夫撒网、战士列阵，外在…