《沉思录·卷十·顺应整体》第15条
Short is the little which remains to thee of life. Live as on a mountain. For it makes no difference whether a man lives there or here, if he lives everywhere in the world as in a state [political community]. Let me see, let them know a real man who lives according to nature. If they cannot endure him, let them kill him. For that is better than to live thus [as men do].
注释摘要
这一条的语调极其激烈，几乎是在对自己下最后通牒。奥勒留不是在论证，而是在催促。开头那句生命所剩无几，不是哀叹，而是在建立一个前提：正因为时间短，所以才容不得再苟且。 他随即抛出了一个看似矛盾的意象。像在山巅一样生活，这通常暗示着远离人群，独善其身。但他立刻纠正了这个可能产生的误解：无论住在哪里都一样，只要你在任何地方都像在一个政治共同体中那样生活。这里的政…