智慧書: 葛拉西安的人生智慧 | 誠品線上

The Art of Worldly Wisdom

內容簡介

內容簡介 叔本華說：「這樣的書，僅僅讀一遍顯然是不夠的，它是一本隨時都能用上的書，簡言之，它是一位終身伴侶。」 處世不只需要善良，更需要智慧語謀略。本書彙集西班牙哲人葛拉西安的300則格言警句，從識人、判斷是非、自我成長，乃至防範險惡世道皆有精闢的探討。自1647年問世以來，深受讀者喜愛，歷經四百年而仍使人覺得受用無窮，更與《君王論》、《孫子兵法》一同被歐洲學者視為——千百年來人類思想史上具有永恆價值的三大智慧奇書之一。想要在混沌世界裡保住自己，我們都必須擁有，看透現實並與之周旋的方法與勇氣。-「保持神祕感，凡事需有所保留」-「不要輕信、喜歡任何人」-「不要與讓你黯然失色的人為伍」

作者介紹

作者介紹 ■作者簡介巴爾塔沙．葛拉西安（Baltasar Gracian）17世紀西班牙作家、哲學家、思想家、耶穌會教士。一生坎坷，但思想卻影響著許多歐洲學者，對宮廷文學和往後的哲學產生不小的影響。1647年，《智慧書》問世，因葛拉西安的文筆犀利，被當局視為帶有譏諷政治的意味，在當時被禁止出版。

產品目錄

產品目錄 Chapter 1認識自己…誠實地面對自己，不逃避。你害怕了，誰來替你勇敢？Be honest and be brave.知識和勇氣需共存Knowledge and courage are the elements of Greatness.成就自己的完美A man at his high point.憑著「個性」 和「智慧」 做事Character and intellect are the two poles of our capacity.不受情緒擺佈To be without passions.避免受環境影響Avoid the faults of your nation.去體會天然與人工修飾的關係Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art.努力比能力更重要What cost little is little worth.關於生逢其時者Things have their period; even excellences are subject to fashion.與其博， 不如精Prize intensity more than extent.要脫俗， 超越平凡Common in nothing.經營自己的特長Know your strongest point, your preeminent gift.豐富的學問必須能夠學以致用More is often taught by a jest than by the most serious teaching.將幻想的馬韁握在手中Keep the imagination under control; sometimes correcting, sometimes assisting.具有天生為王的本性Such magisterial spirits are kings by merit and lions by innate privilege.成為有深度的人The interior must be at least as much as the exterior.既要勤奮果決也要聰明Diligence promptly executes what intelligence slowly excogitates.適時展現你的勇氣Give way to the first and you must yield to the second, and so on till the last.擁有良好的判斷力With age and experience their reason ripens, and thus they attend sound judgement.率先邁出第一步To be the first of the kind is an excellence.遠離憂愁煩惱Avoid worry. Such prudence brings its own reward.培養高雅的品味Full knowledge whets desire and increases enjoyment.時常反省自己Do not give way to every common impulse.培養隨和的性格You show a sense of placability, which acts as a magnet on all hearts.謹慎獲取資訊We live by information, not by sight. We exist by faith in others.敢於重現你的輝煌The staleness of custom weakens admiration, and a mediocrity that’s new often eclipses the highest excellence grown old.允許自己犯一些無傷大雅的錯誤Allow yourself some venial faults.展示才華應適度It is a great misfortune to be of use to nobody; scarcely less to be of use to everybody.杜絕謠言The wise accordingly avoid these mischances, guarding against vulgar scandal with sedulous vigilance.要有教養Ignorance is very raw; nothing contributes so much to culture as knowledge.不要在小事上煩惱To keep hovering around the object or your annoyance is a kind of mania.人貴有自知之明Know yourself in talents and capacity, in judgment and inclination.具備超凡的智慧The reputation of wisdom is the last triumph of fame.多才多藝Variety in excellences is the delight of life.保持期待的心情It requires great skill to moderate your forces so as to keep expectation from being dissipated.良好的判斷力是理性的要素Discretion consists in a natural tendency to the most rational course, combined with a liking for the surest.名聲需要細心呵護It is expensive to obtain a reputation, for it only attaches to distinguished abilities, which are as rare as mediocrities.真相與表象It is not enough to be right, if rights seem false and ill.莫以一己之見去衡量一切There is no defect which is not affected by some, nor need we lose heart if things do not please some, for others will appreciate them.知曉不同工作的要求Know the demands of different occupations.少囉嗦！ 言談貴在簡明扼要The man of one business or of on topic is apt to be tiresome.切勿庸人自擾Do not make a business of what is no business.言行應有威信Distinction in speech and action. By this you gain a position in many places and carry esteem beforehand.修正自己的判斷Revise your judgements.不要凡事都唱反調Do not nourish the spirit of contradiction.智者自足The sage should be self-sufficing. 讓一切順其自然There are hurricanes in human affairs, tempests of passion, when it is wise to retire to a harbor and ride at anchor.不要只傾聽自己的聲音It is no use pleasing yourself if you do not please others, and as a rule general contempt is the punishment for self-satisfaction.Chapter 2與人相處…太孤單，怎麼辦？有技巧地與人相處、結交朋友吧。Be friendly and good at making friends.不要因為固執而護短Never from obstinacy take the wrong side because your opponent has anticipated you in taking the right one.三人行， 必有我師焉Cultivate those who can teach you.選擇和幸運者來往Select the lucky and avoid the unlucky.努力使人理解你It is better to help with intelligence than with memory.切忌反復無常Do not let your actions be abnormal either from disposition or affection.不要成為難以親近的人To be inaccessible is the fault of those who distrust themselves, whose honours change their manner.選擇一位偉人做楷模Choose a heroic ideal; but rather to emulate than to imitate.和與自己不同特質的人來往Intercourse works well: manners and taste are shared, good sense and even talent grow insensibly.留給他人一個解釋A noble nature always knows how to find an excuse for failings, if not in the intention, at least from oversight.廣交朋友A friend is a second self.贏得他人的善意Gain good-will. For thus the first and highest cause foresees and furthers the greatest objects.容忍熟人的缺點Get used to the failings of your familiars, as you do to ugly faces.與有原則的人打交道Only act with honourable men.不要談論自己Never talk about yourself.獲得恭謙有禮的美名Acquire the reputation of courtesy; for it is enough to make you liked.不要引起別人反感Avoid becoming disliked.採納他人的建議Do not inaccessible.選擇你的朋友Only after passing the matriculation of experience and the examination of fortune will they be graduates, not only in affection but in discernment.識人不要出錯Do not make mistakes about character.善用朋友Make use of your friends. This requires all the art of discretion.懂得如何忍受愚蠢的人Put up with fools.說話要謹慎Be careful in speaking. With your rivals from prudence; with others for the sake of appearance.不要與使你黯然失色者為伴Never have a companion who casts you in the shade.Chapter 3處世要認清現實…透徹了解人心，就知道如何處世，其實，奸詐並不可恥。Be smart and excel at reading people’s mind.萬物已近極致Everything is at its acme.凡事有所保留， 不必完全公開Keep matters for a time in suspense.培養人們對你的依賴感Create a feeling of dependence.不要比上司更優秀Avoid victories over superiors.把握好運， 贏得名聲Fortune is desired, at times assisted: fame is earned.時而三思而行， 時而英明果斷Act sometimes on second thoughts, sometimes on first impulse.招賢納士， 為己所用Such ministering spirits distil the best books and serve up the quintessence of wisdom.時常變換做事風格It is easy to kill a bird on the wing that flies straight.不要一開始就給他人過高期望Arouse no exaggerated expectations on entering.幸運的方法There are rules of luck: it is not all chance with the wise: it can be assisted by care.學會掩飾缺陷The highest skill is to transform them into ornament.善察弦外之音We must know how to take a hint, especially in disabusing ourselves.捕捉他人的弱點Find out each man’s thumbscrew.懂得適時全身而退Know how to withdraw.凡事仔細斟酌、反覆推敲Think over things, most over the most important.採取任何行動前， 瞭解自己的時運吧In acting or refraining, weigh your luck.懂得諷刺和挖苦的藝術Keep a store of sarcasms, and know how to use them. This is the point of greatest tact in human intercourse.急流勇退， 切莫眷戀好運而貪得無厭Leave your luck while winning.思如精英， 口隨大眾Think with the few and speak with the many.利用而不濫用、詐用Use, but do not abuse, cunning.控制你的反感情緒Master your antipathies.冒險之事不要輕易插手There is more valour needed not to take up the affair than to conquer it.學會等待Wait. It’s a sign of a noble heart dowered with patience, never to be in a hurry, never to be in a passion.放慢腳步將事情妥善完成Be slow and sure. Early enough if well.留一手的藝術There is no need to show your ability before everyone.正確選擇你的職業Choose an occupation that wins distinction.拒絕有方One ought not to give way in everything nor to everybody.減少玩笑次數Do not always be jesting.調整自我， 投人所好Be all things to all men a discreet Proteus.善於利用敵人You should learn to seize things not by the blade, which cuts, but by the handle, which saves you from harm.做一個深不可測的人Keep the extent of your abilities unknown.不要暴露你的意圖Write your intention in cypher. The passions are the gates of the soul.不要沉浸於幻覺和欺騙The discovery of deceit was always thought the true nourishment of a thoughtful mind.被拋棄前， 先做捨棄Do not wait till you are a sinking sun.讓人想念你Get yourself missed.遮掩自己做的蠢事Folly consists not in committing folly, but in not hiding it when committed.不要訴苦抱怨To complain always brings discredit.要肯做事， 但也要懂得表現Do and be seen doing.寧與人共醉， 不要我獨醒Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.不幸的日子裡， 你要知所趨避Everything is in process of change, even the mind, and no one is always wise.以退讓開始， 以勝利收場Begin with another’s to end with your own.藏起受傷的手指Do not show your wounded finger.了解人心等於掌握推銷技巧Know how to get your price for things.不要去填補前人留下的空缺Beware of entering where there is a great gap to be filled.要適時行動Have presence of mind. This is she child of a happy promptitude of spirit.爭取完美結局In the house of fortune, if you enter by the gate of pleasure you must leave by that of sorrow and vice versa.在崇高的事業上出類拔萃It is a great rarity among excellences.安全地擺脫困境Use slips. That is how smart people get out of difficulties.做事巧在試探摸索Step cautiously where you suspect depth.還存有疑惑時， 不要貿然行動Never set to work at anything if you have any doubts of its prudence.別與對手爭鬥Rivalry discloses faults which courtesy would hide.善作長遠之計Think beforehand.觀察與判斷Keen observation, subtile insight, judicious inference: with these he discovers, notices, grasps, and comprehends everything.不要失去自尊Never lose self-respect, or be too familiar with oneself.選擇須有方Know how to choose well. Most of life depends thereon.永遠保持鎮靜It is a great aim of prudence never to be embarrassed.凡事應有完美結局At times it is part of the art of life to transgress the rules of the art, if you cannot end well otherwise.要當機立斷Bad execution of your designs does less harm than irresolution in forming them.適可而止Drain nothing to the dregs, neither good nor ill.生活要講求實際Live practically. Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not it is wise to affect ignorance.抓住事情關鍵Post yourself in the center of things.相對於事情本身， 如何去做更重要A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice.Chapter 4保持善良…記得，再飽經世故，也別忘了初衷，保持你的善良，才可能成就一切。Be kind.將知識與善良結合Knowledge and good intentions together ensure continuance of success.做個正直的人What a scanty following has rectitude!不做毀譽之事Have naught to do with occupations of ill-repute, still less with fads that bring more notoriety than repute.讓樂善好施成為你的品牌形象Have the reputation of being gracious.永遠不要言過其實Never exaggerate.天降大福須有大氣度受之Be able to stomach big slice of luck.讓所有人都保有自己的尊嚴Let each keep up his dignity.不要過分炫耀自己的地位To outshine in dignity is more offensive than in personal attractions.勿露自鳴得意之神色You must neither be discontented with yourself nor self-satisfied.得意時要為失意時做準備In prosperity prepare for adversity.不要總是惦念著別人的過失Do not be a black list. It is a sign of having a tarnished name to concern oneself with the ill-fame of others.萬事從容優雅Grace in everything.要有高遠的志向High-mindedness. This is one of the principal qualifications for a gentleman, for it spurs on to all kinds of nobility.要有寬廣的胸襟There is a certain distinction of the soul, a highmindedness prompting to gallant acts, that gives and air of grace to the whole character.善於發現事物的美好Find the good in a thing at once.詭辯之術不可用Never become paradoxical in order to avoid the trite.善於控制你的激情If possible, oppose vulgar importunity with prudent reflection.

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