《智慧书·第一辑·一至五十》第38则
Leave your Luck while Winning. All the best players do it. A fine retreat is as good as a gallant attack. Bring your exploits under cover when there are enough, or even when there are many of them. Luck long lasting was ever suspicious; interrupted seems safer, and is even sweeter to the taste for a little infusion of bitter-sweet. The higher the heap of luck, the greater the risk of a slip, and down comes all. Fortune pays you sometimes for the intensity of her favours by the shortness of their duration. She soon tires of carrying any one long on her shoulders.
注释摘要
这则格言的完整意思是：运气正好时主动退场。葛拉西安用赌桌上的规矩来类比人生——所有好赌徒都懂得在赢钱时收手离席。他把撤退跟进攻放在同一等级上，"一次漂亮的撤退不亚于一场英勇的进攻"，这句话在整个近代早期军事与政治思想中不断回响，但在这里被用于个人运气的管理。接下来的论证层层收紧：运气持续太久本身就值得怀疑，中断的状态反而显得更安全；苦中带甜比纯甜更可口；运…