《智慧书·第六辑·二五一至三百》第16则
Do not become Bad from sheer Goodness. That is, by never getting into a temper. Such men without feeling are scarcely to be considered men. It does not always arise from laziness, but from sheer inability. To feel strongly on occasion is something personal: birds soon mock at the mawkin. It is a sign of good taste to combine bitter and sweet. All sweets is diet for children and fools. It is very bad to sink into such insensibility out of very goodness.
注释摘要
这一则的标题和正文合在一起是：「不要从十足的善意变成恶人。也就是说，永远不发脾气。这种人毫无情感，几乎不配被看作人。」这句话从一开始就摆明了攻击目标：不是邪恶，不是恶意，而是那种把“永远好脾气”当作美德来追求的人。葛拉西安认为，这种人不是善，而是麻木，而这种麻木本身就是一种恶。 标题里的 Goodness 在此处并不是我们今天说的“善良”，更接近一种不经分…