《智慧书·第一辑·一至五十》第10则
Fortune and Fame. Where the one is fickle the other is enduring. The first for life, the second afterwards; the one against envy, the other against oblivion. Fortune is desired, at times assisted: fame is earned. The desire for fame springs from man's best part. It was and is the sister of the giants; it always goes to extremes—horrible monsters or brilliant prodigies.
注释摘要
机运与声名，这一则把这对概念做了清晰的切割。在葛拉西安的笔下，机运是易变的，声名是持久的；机运属于生前，声名属于身后；机运用来抵御他人的嫉妒，声名用来抵御时间的遗忘。这三组对立构成了整则格言的基本骨架，但真正值得注意的是最后那句有些突兀的结语：声名是巨人的姐妹，永远走向极端——要么是可怕的怪物，要么是辉煌的奇迹。 这句话需要从十七世纪西班牙的观念语境来理解…