《智慧书·第四辑·一五一至二百》第30则
Never guide the Enemy to what he has to do. The fool never does what the wise judge wise, because he does not follow up the suitable means. He that is discreet follows still less a plan laid out, or even carried out, by another. One has to discuss matters from both points of view—turn it over on both sides. Judgments vary; let him that has not decided attend rather to what is possible than what is probable.
注释摘要
这则格言的标题与正文共同构成了一句话：决不要指引敌人该做什么。葛拉西安在这里讲的不是战场上如何对付敌人，而是更宽泛的对手、竞争者以及一切可能与你利益相左的人。他展开的逻辑很硬，也相当冷。 他的第一层意思是，愚人根本不会照着你的明智判断去做，因为他找不到达到那个目的的恰当手段。这里的“愚人”在葛拉西安的体系中不是智力的低下，而是缺乏 prudencia（审慎…