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叉叉勾
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叉叉勾
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叉叉勾
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张贝媛
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王李柯
“It is a way that some men have, to glance and dart at others...” 全部笔记(1) 去书内
The passage points out that some people glance and dart at others—meaning to attack or criticize subtly—by justifying themselves through negatives, such as saying “This I do not.” It uses Tigellinus’ words to Burrhus as an example: “Se non diversas spes, sed incolumitatem imperatoris simpliciter spectare”—which means “I do not have different ambitions, but merely focus on the emperor’s safety.”
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王李柯
“Iterations are commonly loss of time; but there is no such...” 全部笔记(1) 去书内
The passage discusses time use in speech: while iterations usually waste time, repeatedly clarifying the "state of the question" is useful—it stops frivolous speech. Long, elaborate speeches suit efficiency no more than a long-trailed robe suits a race. Prefaces, excuses, and personal references waste time; they seem modest but are actually boastful. Yet one must not be too direct if others are unwilling—just as a fomentation helps unguent sink in, a preface is needed to address preoccupied minds.
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王李柯
“A principal fruit of friendship is the ease and discharge of...” 全部笔记(1) 去书内
The main fruit of friendship is easing the heart’s fullness from passions. It compares unrelieved emotional buildup to dangerous bodily "stoppages and suffocations"—while remedies exist for bodily organs, sarza for the liver and steel for the spleen, only a true friend can "open the heart" by letting one share griefs, joys and other heavy thoughts, like a gentle confession.
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