《智慧书·第一辑·一至五十》第22则
A Man of Knowledge to the Point. Wise men arm themselves with tasteful and elegant erudition; a practical knowledge of what is going on not of a common kind but more like an expert. They possess a copious store of wise and witty sayings, and of noble deeds, and know how to employ them on fitting occasions. More is often taught by a jest than by the most serious teaching. Pat knowledge helps some more than the seven arts, be they ever so liberal.
注释摘要
这一则格言的西班牙原文标题是“Hombre de buena elección en el saber”（字面意思是“在知识上善于选择的人”），英译“A Man of Knowledge to the Point”抓住了“到点、切中要害”这层意思。葛拉西安在这里构思的不是博学，而是一种特定的知识形态：不是系统性的学问，不是经院哲学的推演，而是一个人在当下、…