《智慧书·第一辑·一至五十》第21则
The Art of being Lucky. There are rules of luck: it is not all chance with the wise: it can be assisted by care. Some content themselves with placing themselves confidently at the gate of Fortune, waiting till she opens it. Others do better, and press forward and profit by their clever boldness, reaching the goddess and winning her favour on the wings of their virtue and valour. But on a true philosophy there is no other umpire than virtue and insight; for there is no luck or ill-luck except wisdom and the reverse.
注释摘要
运气可以被当作一种艺术来谈论，这本身就是一个值得注意的姿态。对于十七世纪的读者来说，Fortuna是一个戴着面纱、踩着轮子的女神，古典传统把她描绘成盲目的施予者，她的礼物来得随意、去得也随意。葛拉西安没有推翻这幅图像，但他在这条格言里做了一个非常果断的切割：他把面对运气的态度分成了三层，每一层都对应着一种人格类型，也对应着一种对命运的哲学立场。 第一层人只…