雙語智慧書·超凡脫俗

28．超凡脫俗
　　超凡脫俗。首先在品味上，更須脫俗。當你為取悅平庸大眾之所為有所不安，說明你尚且偉大而明智。庸俗大眾的掌聲絕對無法滿足智者，但也有投俗取寵的變色龍(1)--他們特喜吞食大眾之俗氣，而不愿呼吸阿波羅之和煦清風。再者，見識要脫俗。不要以平庸大眾的驚嘆為樂，因為無知之人只會驚嘆。當庸人驚嘆之時，智者要謹防受其蒙蔽。

28．Common in nothing
　Common in nothing. First, not in taste. O great and wise, to be ill at ease when your deeds please the mob! The excesses of popular applause never satisfy the sensible. There are such chameleons of popularity that they find enjoyment not in the sweet savors of Apollo but in the breath of the mob. Secondly, not in intelligence. Take no pleasure in the wonder of the mob, for ignorance never gets beyond wonder. While vulgar folly wonders wisdom watches for the trick.
　　
(1) 變色龍代表虛榮，古人以為它靠吸風、飲氣維生。