退回自己的内心

英文译本

Men seek retreats for themselves, houses in the country, seashores, and mountains; and thou too art wont to desire such things very much. But this is altogether a mark of the most common sort of men, for it is in thy power whenever thou shalt choose to retire into thyself. For nowhere either with more quiet or more freedom from trouble does a man retire than into his own soul, particularly when he has within him such thoughts that by looking into them he is immediately in perfect tranquility; and I affirm that tranquility is nothing else than the good ordering of the mind.

中文译文

人们为自己寻找退隐之处，乡间的房子、海岸和山林；你也常常很想要这些东西。但这完全是最平庸之人的标志，因为只要你愿意，随时都可以退回到自己的内心。人退隐到任何地方，都不如退回自己的灵魂那样安静、那样没有烦扰，尤其当他心中有这样一些念头：只要看一看它们，他就立刻完全平静下来。我断言，平静不是别的，正是心灵的良好秩序。