《智慧书·第六辑·二五一至三百》第21则
In every Occupation if you know little stick to the safest. If you are not respected as subtle, you will be regarded as sure. On the other hand, a man well trained can plunge in and act as he pleases. To know little and yet seek danger is nothing else than to seek ruin. In such a case take stand on the right hand, for what is done cannot be undone. Let little knowledge keep to the king's highway, and in every case, knowing or unknowing, security is shrewder than singularity.
注释摘要
这一则把选择职业路径的分寸说得极其冷静，甚至近乎冷酷。标题与正文合起来是一个完整命题：无论在什么行当，如果你所知甚少，就应当待在最安全的那条路上。葛拉西安的论说逻辑很清晰。先给出两个出路：如果你走稳妥路线，别人或许不会敬你精微，至少会认你可靠。与此相对，只有受过充分训练的人才可以纵身投入、凭自己的判断行事。接着是一句不留情面的判决：所知甚少却偏要追逐危险，…