《智慧书·第一辑·一至五十》第49则
Observation and Judgment. A man with these rules things, not they him. He sounds at once the profoundest depths; he is a phrenologist by means of physiognomy. On seeing a person he understands him and judges of his inmost nature. From a few observations he deciphers the most hidden recesses of his nature. Keen observation, subtile insight, judicious inference: with these he discovers, notices, grasps, and comprehends everything.
注释摘要
这则格言的标题和正文合起来，实际上是一句话的展开：一个人一旦拥有了敏锐的观察力与成熟的判断力，他就成了世界的主人而非奴仆——事物由他来支配，而不是他被动地被事物推着走。葛拉西安在这里描绘的是一种近乎透视术的认知能力：目光所及，不只是表面，而是直抵事物与人心最幽深的层次。 这一段值得注意的是它对“看”与“断”的速度的强调。他说的不是长时间调研以后的分析，而是…