《智慧书·第六辑·二五一至三百》第50则
In one word, be a Saint. So is all said at once. Virtue is the link of all perfections, the centre of all the felicities. She it is that makes a man prudent, discreet, sagacious, cautious, wise, courageous, thoughtful, trustworthy, happy, honoured, truthful, and a universal Hero. Three HHH's make a man happy—Health, Holiness, and a Headpiece. Virtue is the sun of the microcosm, and has for hemisphere a good conscience. She is so beautiful that she finds favour with both God and man. Nothing is lovable but virtue, nothing detestable but vice. Virtue alone is serious, all else is but jest. A man's capacity and greatness are to be measured by his virtue and not by his fortune. She alone is all-sufficient. She makes men lovable in life, memorable after death.
注释摘要
《智慧书》最后一则的标题与正文合起来，是一句压轴的总括：“一言以蔽之，做个圣徒。如此便说完了一切。” 这里的“圣徒”(Santo)在葛拉西安的语境里，并非纯粹修道院式的禁欲理想，而是一个在世俗事务的复杂竞技场上，仍能将所有德性整合为一体的理想人格形态。他用一长串形容词来界定“美德”的成效：审慎、通达、机敏、警觉、智慧、勇敢、沉着、可信、幸福、受敬重、真诚，…