The Art of Worldly Wisdom (20)

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A man of the times. The rarest individuals depend on their times. It is not everyone that finds the times he deserves, and even when he finds it he does not always know how to utilize it. Some people have been worthy of a better century, for every species of good does not always triumph. Things have their period— even excellent qualities are subject to fashion. The sage has one advantage: he is immortal. If this is not his century many others will be.

《处世之道——300则永恒的人间智慧》，Baltasar Gracian 著