【每日斯多葛】2026年7月15日

July 15th

DOING THE RIGHT THING IS ENOUGH

“When you’ve done well and another has benefited by it, why like a fool do you look for a third thing on top—credit for the good deed or a favor in return?”—MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 7.73

The answer to the question “Why did you do the right thing?” should always be “Because it was the right thing to do.” After all, when you hear or see another person do that—especially when they might have endured some hardship or difficulty as a consequence for doing that right thing—do you not think, There, that is a human being at their finest?

So why on earth do you need thanks or recognition for having done the right thing? It’s your job.

7月15日

做正确的事本身就足够了

“当你做得很好，而另一个人因此受益时，你为什么还要像傻瓜一样，在这之外寻找第三样东西——为这件好事得到称赞，或换取回报呢？”——马可·奥勒留，《沉思录》，7.73

对于“你为什么做正确的事？”这个问题，答案应该永远是：“因为那是正确的事。”毕竟，当你听说或看到另一个人这样做时——尤其是当他们可能因为做了正确的事而承受某种艰难或困境时——你难道不会想：看啊，那就是一个人最好的样子吗？

那么，你到底为什么还需要因为做了正确的事而得到感谢或认可呢？这是你的职责。