130.要干,且要让人看见
要干,且要让人看见。评判事物,人们往往不是根据它的本质,而是根据它的表象。不仅要能干,也要懂得如何表现自己,这样才能事半功倍。人们没看见的东西就会当它从来不存在。甚至于如果正确的事看起来不正确,也得不到正确的评价。相比那些被表面现象欺骗的人,能够洞察事物本质的人少之又少。当欺诈盛行于世,人们多从外表来判断事物,许多事物也并非它所表现出来的那样。不过,话又说回来,外表完美确是其内在完美的最好推荐书。
130.Doandbeseendoing
Doandbeseendoing。Thingsdonotpassforwhattheyarebutforwhattheyseem。Tobeofuseandtoknowhowtoshowyourselfofuse,istobetwiceasuseful。Whatisnotseenisasifitdidnotexist。EventheRightdoesnotreceiveproperconsiderationifitdoesnotseemright。Theobservantarefarfewerinnumberthanthosewhoaredeceivedbyappearances。Deceitrulestheroast,andthingsarejudgedbytheirjackets,andmanythingsareotherthantheyseem。Agoodexterioristhebestrecommendationoftheinnerperfection。