《智慧书·第二辑·五一至一百》第50则
A Man without Illusions, a wise Christian, a philosophic Courtier. Be all these, not merely seem to be them, still less affect to be them. Philosophy is nowadays discredited, but yet it was always the chiefest concern of the wise. The art of thinking has lost all its former repute. Seneca introduced it at Rome: it went to court for some time, but now it is considered out of place there. And yet the discovery of deceit was always thought the true nourishment of a thoughtful mind, the true delight of a virtuous soul.
注释摘要
这一则的标题和正文其实是一句连贯的呼吁：不仅要“看起来像一个没有幻想的人、一个智慧的基督徒、一个具有哲学素养的廷臣”，而且要真正成为这三种人，更要警惕连假装都不要去假装。葛拉西安在这里罕见地把语调从策略手册拔到了人格理想的高度。“没有幻想的人”对应的西班牙文概念极有可能是 desengañado——那个经历了 desengaño（祛魅）的人。在他这套语汇里…