The Art of Worldly Wisdom - Baltasar Gracian

The Art of Worldly Wisdom
Gracian's Worldly Wisdom
Written in the seventeenth century, this collection of three hundred timeless maxims offers sage advice on how to impress superiors, confound rivals, and get the most from subordinates.

The Art of Worldly Wisdom:
A Pocket Oracle
by Baltasar Gracian, Christopher Maurer (Translator)
Hardcover (1992)

"Use human means as though divine ones did not exist, and use divine means as though there were no human ones." So wrote the Jesuit scholar Baltazar Gracian some 300 years ago, in a book that will be compared to Sun Tzu's The Art of War and Machiavelli's The Prince. A new translation of long lost wisdom on living successfully yet responsibly.

Written 300 years ago by a brilliant Spanish Jesuit scholar, this collection -- with references on morality, self-love, friendship, wit, ignorance, and more -- is for anyone seeking to combine ethical behavior with worldly effectiveness.
An excellent guide to a successful and wise life. "The Art of Worldly Wisdom," though over-flowing with excellent strategies for a successful worldly life, is primarily devoted to making one a better person. The following of these maxims cannot help but to make one a success in both worldly matters and in spiritual development. Regardless of whether it is compared with the other classics on strategy or morality, Gracian's "The Art of Worldly Wisdom," will emerge as one of the most important in both style and effectiveness.
Truly a timeless classic.

The Art of Worldly Wisdom
(Shambhala Pocket Classics)
by Balthasar Gracian, Joseph Jacobs (Translator)
Paperback (1993)

The bestselling book of strategies for achieving personal and professional success -- now in a miniature edition. Written in the 17th century, Gracian's teachings are strikingly modern in tone, putting strategy above ethics while reminding the reader that the search for excellence begins with perfecting oneself.

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