The Art of Worldly Wisdom

The Art of Worldly Wisdom

Author: Baltasar Gracian

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-02-06

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1625583001

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In the Art of Worldly Wisdom Baltasar Gracian gives us pertinent and pithy advice on friendship, leadership, and success. Think of it as Machiavelli with a soul. This book is for those who wish to have an ambitious plan for success without compromising their integrity or losing their way. Audacious and captivating!


The Pocket Oracle and Art of Prudence

The Pocket Oracle and Art of Prudence

Author: Baltasar Gracián y Morales

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2011-01-27

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 014144245X

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Written over 350 years ago, The Pocket Oracle and the Art of Prudence is a charming collection of 300 witty and thought-provoking aphorisms. From the art of being lucky to the healthy use of caution, these elegant maxims were created as a guide to life, with further suggestions given on cultivating good taste, knowing how to refuse, the foolishness of complaining and the wisdom of controlling one�s passions. Baltasar Gracian intended that these ingenious aphorisms would encourage each reader to challenge themselves both in understanding and applying each axiom.


How to Use Your Enemies

How to Use Your Enemies

Author: Baltasar Gracián

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2015-02-26

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 0141398280

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'Better mad with the crowd than sane all alone' In these witty, Machiavellian aphorisms, unlikely Spanish priest Baltasar Gracián shows us how to exploit friends and enemies alike to thrive in a world of deception and illusion. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Baltasar Gracián (1601-1658). Gracián's work is available in Penguin Classics in The Pocket Oracle and Art of Prudence.


The Art of Worldly Wisdom BY Balthasar Gracian

The Art of Worldly Wisdom BY Balthasar Gracian

Author: Balthasar Gracian

Publisher:

Published: 2021-03-13

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13:

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"Think with the few and speak with the many," "Friends are a second existence," and "Be able to forget" are among this volume's 300 thought-provoking maxims on politics, professional life, and personal development. Published in 1637, it was an instant success throughout Europe. The Jesuit author's timeless advice, focusing on honesty and kindness, remains ever popular. 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


The Art of Worldly Wisdom

The Art of Worldly Wisdom

Author: Baltasar Gracian

Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 2019-02-12

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1611806852

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This perennially popular book of advice on how to achieve personal and professional success is treasured for its timeless insights on how to make one’s way in the world. Written in the seventeenth century by Spanish Jesuit scholar Baltasar Gracián, the teachings are strikingly modern in tone and address universal concerns such as friendship, morality, effective leadership, and managing emotions. An enlightening guide for life, this edition also includes an informative introduction by Willis Barnstone that explores Gracián’s background and provides insightful historical and literary context. This book is part of the Shambhala Pocket Library series. The Shambhala Pocket Library is a collection of short, portable teachings from notable figures across religious traditions and classic texts. The covers in this series are rendered by Colorado artist Robert Spellman. The books in this collection distill the wisdom and heart of the work Shambhala Publications has published over 50 years into a compact format that is collectible, reader-friendly, and applicable to everyday life.


Collected Maxims and Other Reflections

Collected Maxims and Other Reflections

Author: Fran^cois de La Rochefoucauld

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2008-05-08

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 0199540004

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This is the fullest collection of La Rochefoucauld's writings ever published in English, and includes the first complete translation of the Miscellaneous Reflections. A table of alternative maxim numbers and an index of topics help the reader to locate any maxim quickly.


A Pocket Mirror for Heroes

A Pocket Mirror for Heroes

Author: Baltasar Gracián y Morales

Publisher: Broadway Business

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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A book of strategies for reaching excellence in a competative world ruled by appearances and, often, deceit.


Maxims and Reflections (Ricordi)

Maxims and Reflections (Ricordi)

Author: Francesco Guicciardini

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 1965

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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Review: "Unlike Machiavelli-inveterate dreamer and cynic-Guicciardini's mind is remarkable for the balance and masterly coolness of its judgment."-Federico Chabod "In the history of Renaissance thought, Guicciardini's Ricordi occupy a place of singular importance. Few works of the sixteenth century allow us so penetrating an insight into the views and sentiments of its author as these reflections of the great Italian historian. . . . Like Machiavelli's Prince, the Ricordi form one of the outstanding documents of a time of crisis and transition; but unlike the Prince, they range over a wide field of private as well as public life. In doing so, they revel the man as well as the political theorist."-Nicolai Rubenstein, from the Introduction.