《沉思录·卷十一·灵魂的属性》第15条
How unsound and insincere is he who says, I have determined to deal with thee in a fair way!--What are thou doing, man? There is no occasion to give this notice. It will soon show itself by acts. The voice ought to be plainly written on the forehead. Such as a man's character is,+ he immediately shows it in his eyes, just as he who is beloved forthwith reads everything in the eyes of lovers. The man who is honest and good ought to be exactly like a man who smells strong, so that the bystander as soon as he comes near him must smell whether he choose or not. But the affectation of simplicity is like a crooked stick. Nothing is more disgraceful than a wolfish friendship [false friendship]. Avoid this most of all. The good and simple and benevolent show all these things in the eyes, and there is no mistaking.
注释摘要
这段札记是对公共生活中的伪善与表演式道德的猛烈攻击，奥勒留在多瑙河畔的军营里写下这些字时，他身边围绕着无数需要他裁决的将领、请愿者与地方代表——那些出口便称“我将公正待你”的人，恰恰最可能是正盘算着如何从中牟利的人。 开篇就直接撕开了口头声明的虚假性。一个人说“我已决定以公正的方式对待你”这句话本身已经泄露了问题：真正公正的人不必宣告自己的公正，正如真正呼…