《沉思录·卷十·顺应整体》第25条
He who flies from his master is a runaway; but the law is master, and he who breaks the law is a runaway. And he also who is grieved or angry or afraid, + is dissatisfied because something has been or is or shall be of the things which are appointed by him who rules all things, and he is Law and assigns to every man what is fit. He then who fears or is grieved or is angry is a runaway.
注释摘要
奥勒留在这里使用了一个严厉的法律比喻来审视人类情绪的本质。在罗马社会，逃跑的奴隶是对主人权威的直接否定，是一种背叛。他将这个关系移植到人与宇宙秩序之间：宇宙理性就是主宰一切的法律，就是那位分配一切的“主人”。这里的 Law，在斯多葛体系中指向的是普遍的逻各斯，也就是贯穿并支配万物的正确理性。它不是外在强加的规章，而是宇宙本身的结构——事情该怎样发生，对谁发…