《智慧书·第一辑·一至五十》第30则
Have naught to do with Occupations of Ill-repute, still less with fads that bring more notoriety than repute. There are many fanciful sects, and from all the prudent man has to flee. There are bizarre tastes that always take to their heart all that wise men repudiate; they live in love with singularity. This may make them well known indeed, but more as objects of ridicule than of repute. A cautious man does not even make profession of his wisdom, still less of those matters that make their followers ridiculous. These need not be specified, for common contempt has sufficiently singled them out.
注释摘要
这则格言处理的是一个在宫廷社会里十分致命的问题：名声的方向。葛拉西安区分了repute和notoriety，前者是建立在他人真诚敬重之上的好名声，后者只是被人挂在嘴上，不论因为什么。他在这里提醒读者，有一种诱惑是以怪异、偏锋、反主流来博取关注，这在短期内确实能让人成为话题中心，但那个中心往往是讪笑的对象，而不是尊重的对象。 西班牙原文里有一个词很关键：si…