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1、TheArtofWorldlyWisdomBalthasarGracian（tr.byJosephJacobs,[1892]）1EverythingisatitsAcme;especiallytheartofmakingone'swayintheworld.ThereismorerequirednowadaystomakeasinglewisemanthanformerlytomakeSevenSages,andmoreisneedednowadaystodealwithasinglepersonthanwasrequiredwithawholepeopleinformertimes.
2、2CharacterandIntellect:thetwopolesofourcapacity;onewithouttheotherisbuthalfwaytohappiness.Intellectsufficethnot,characterisalsoneeded.Ontheotherhand,itisthefool'smisfortune,tofailinobtainingtheposition,theemployment,theneighbourhood,andthecircleoffriendsthatsuithim.3KeepMattersforaTimeinSuspense
3、.Admirationattheirnoveltyheightensthevalueofyourachievements,Itisbothuselessandinsipidtoplaywiththecardsonthetable.Ifyoudonotdeclareyourselfimmediately,youarouseexpectation,especiallywhentheimportanceofyourpositionmakesyoutheobjectofgeneralattention.Mixalittlemysterywitheverything,andtheverymyst
4、eryarousesveneration.Andwhenyouexplain,benottooexplicit,justasyoudonotexposeyourinmostthoughtsinordinaryintercourse.Cautioussilenceistheholyofholiesofworldlywisdom.Aresolutiondeclaredisneverhighlythoughtof;itonlyleavesroomforcriticism.Andifithappenstofail,youaredoublyunfortunate.Besidesyouimitat
5、etheDivinewaywhenyoucausementowonderandwatch.4KnowledgeandCouragearetheelementsofGreatness.Theygiveimmortality,becausetheyareimmortal.Eachisasmuchasheknows,andthewisecandoanything.Amanwithoutknowledge,aworldwithoutlight.Wisdomandstrength,eyesandhands.Knowledgewithoutcourageissterile.5CreateaFeel
6、ingofDependence.Nothethatadornsbuthethatadoresmakesadivinity.Thewisemanwouldratherseemenneedinghimthanthankinghim.Tokeepthemonthethresholdofhopeisdiplomatic,totrusttotheirgratitudeboorish;hopehasagoodmemory,gratitudeabadone.Moreistobegot1fromdependencethanfromcourtesy.Hethathassatisfiedhisthirst
7、turnshisbackonthewell,andtheorangeoncesuckedfallsfromthegoldenplatterintothewaste-basket.Whendependencedisappears,goodbehaviourgoeswithitaswellasrespect.Letitbeoneofthechieflessonsofexperiencetokeephopealivewithoutentirelysa
