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In the art of worldly wisdom, baltasar gracian advises people of all walks of life how to approach political, professional, and personal situations in a dogeatdog world. Like sun tzus art of war, machiavellis prince, and lao tzus tao te. Edited and adapted from a book by the same title by. The art of worldly wisdom by baltasar gracian books on. He lived around the 16th century teaching and writing. And if it happens to fail, you are doubly unfortunate. The book stays relevent to modern day society and has been used such as.
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Balthasar gracians the art of worldly wisdom is a collection of 300 brief maxims, most of which take up only a single page or less of this small book. The art of worldly wisdom by balthasar gracian translated from the spanish by joseph jacobs 1892 scanned, proofed, and formatted at, june 2005, by john. A perfect browsing book of mental and spiritual refreshment, it can be opened at random and appreciated either for a few moments or for an extended period. A longlost, 300yearold book of wisdom on how to live successfully yet responsibly in a society governed. In the words of ralph baltasar gracians great masterwork is the only book i can say with absolute certainty has changed my life. And after reading some of it quotes what i am able to conclude is that. Read the art of worldly wisdom by balthasar gracian available from rakuten kobo. The art of worldly wisdom ebook written by baltasar gracian. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Baltasar gracian the art of worldly wisdom baltasar gracian the remarkable bestseller a longlost, 300yearold book of wisdom on how to live successfully yet responsibly in a society governed by selfinterest as acute as machiavelli yet as humanistic and scrupulously moral as marcus aurelius. A pocket oracle book online at best prices in india on. The art of worldly wisdom or the pocket oracle and the art of prudence, is a book.
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