《智慧书·第四辑·一五一至二百》第42则
Peaceful Life, a long Life. To live, let live. Peacemakers not only live: they rule life. Hear, see, and be silent. A day without dispute brings sleep without dreams. Long life and a pleasant one is life enough for two: that is the fruit of peace. He has all that makes nothing of what is nothing to him. There is no greater perversity than to take everything to heart. There is equal folly in troubling our heart about what does not concern us and in not taking to heart what does.
注释摘要
这一则的西班牙原文标题写作 "Vida de paz, larga vida"，直译为“平静的生活，长寿的生活”。标题与正文第一句合在一起，构成了这则格言的核心命题：活得平静与活得长久，在他这里被当作同一件事的两面。起句之后即刻展开一个生活准则，“生活，并让人生活”，这个说法至今仍是西班牙语世界的通行谚语。但葛拉西安接下去立刻把道德姿态调整成了生存策略：“…