
| 懂得如何显示自己的力量。道德上的怯懦会比身体上的虚弱更降低一个人的品格。许多人虽然声名显赫,但因为缺乏一颗勇敢的心,生活过得死气沉沉,在懒惰中找到了自己的归宿。英明的太自然富有创见地将蜜的甜美和刺的锋利结合在了蜜蜂身上。 |
| 巴尔塔沙·格拉西安(1601-1658)出生于西班牙阿拉贡贝尔蒙特村,青少年时期在托雷多和萨拉戈萨学习哲学和文学,18岁加入耶稣会,曾担任过军中神父、告解神父、宣教师、教授、耶稣会学院院长。1637年出版第一部作品《英雄》,1640年出版《政治家》。这两部书主要论述政治领袖的理想品质,也是他1647年出版《智慧书》的思想根源。1651至U1657年,他先后出版了讽刺巨著《批评大师》三卷本。后来,他被放逐到一个乡下小镇,1658年在此去世。 |
| everything is at its peak of perfection一切都要尽善尽美 character and intellect品质与才智 keep matters for a time in suspense让事情暂时悬着 knowledge and courage知识与勇气 make people depend on you让人们依靠你 a person at his peak达到顶峰的人 avoid outshining your superiors不要让你的上司相形见绌 be without passions不要让激情左右 avoid the faults of your nation避免你的天生缺陷 fortune and fame好运与名声 cultivate relationships with those who can teach you 结识那些可以教诲你的人 nature and art,material and workmanship自然与艺术素材与工艺 act sometimes on second thoughts,sometimes on first impuise 有时会三思而行,有时会先>中动行事 the thing itself and the way it is done事物本身与做事方式 keed auxiliary wits around you让辅佐之才聚在你周围 knowledge and good intentions知识与善意 vary your mode of action改变你的行动方式 application and ability勤勉与才干 j arouse no exaggerated expectations when you start something 事情开始时绝不要唤起过高的期望 a man of the times生逢其时的人 the art of being lucky好运之道 knowledge has a purpose知识要有一定目的 be free of imperfections摆脱瑕疵 keep your imagination under control控制你的想象力 know how to take a hint懂得如何去领会 find out each person’s thumbscrew发现每个人的要害 prize intensity more than extent珍视强度,而不是广度 be common in nothin9不要媚俗 be a person of integrity做一个正直的人 have nothing to do with disreputable occupations 不和声名狼藉的职业来往 select the lucky and avoid the unlucky选择幸运,避免不幸 have a reputation for being gracious赢得亲切和蔼的名声 know how to withdraw知道如何退出 know your strongest quality了解你的强项 think things over,especially those that are important 对事情要深思熟虑,尤其是那些重要事情 before acting or refraining weigh your luck 行动或收手之前,掂量你的运气 keep a store of sarcasms and know how to use them 储备一些讽刺话,懂得如何运用它们 leave your luck while winnin9见好就收 recognize when things are ripe,and know how to enjoy them 认清事情何时成熟,并知道如何享受它们 gain people’s goodwill赢得人们的善意 never exaggerate千万不要夸张 natural leadership天生的领导能力 think with the few and speak with the many 与少数人一起思考,与多数人一起交谈 sympathy with great minds与伟人共鸣 use,but do not abuse,cunning利用狡诈,但不要滥用 master your antipathies控制你的厌恶情绪 avoid incurring obligations避免招惹是非 so much depends on being a person of depth 要做一个思想深刻的人 be a person of observation and iudgment 做一个善于观察和判断的人 never lose your self—respect千万不要失去自尊 know how to choose well懂得如何选择有方 never be upset绝不要心烦意乱 be diligent and intelligent既要勤奋又要明智 know how to show your strength懂得如何显示自己的力量 …… |
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