Bøger af Balthasar Gracian

The Art of Worldly Wisdom is a book by Baltasar Gracián y Morales (a.k.a. Baltasar Gracián). It is a collection of maxims. Oráculo manual y arte de prudencia was written in 1647, and became popular throughout Europe. Each with a commentary, on various topics giving advice and guidance on how to live fully, advance socially, and be a better person.

The Art of Worldly Wisdom is a collection of aphorisms and advice on how to navigate the complexities of life, written by the 17th-century Spanish Jesuit philosopher Balthasar Gracian. This book offers practical and insightful guidance on topics such as success, leadership, communication, and human behavior. Gracian draws from his own experiences and observations, as well as from the wisdom of ancient philosophers and thinkers, to provide readers with timeless insights into the art of living. The book is organized into 300 short, pithy chapters, each offering a concise and memorable lesson on how to thrive in the world. Whether you are a student, a professional, or simply someone seeking to live a more fulfilling life, The Art of Worldly Wisdom is a valuable resource that will inspire and guide you on your journey.This Is A New Release Of The Original 1904 Edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Thank you for checking out this book by Theophania Publishing. We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you soon. We have thousands of titles available, and we invite you to search for us by name, contact us via our website, or download our most recent catalogues. I have endeavoured to reproduce Gracian's Laconism and Cultismo in my version, and have even tried to retain his many paronomasias and jingles of similar sound. I may have here and there introduced others of my own to redress the balance for cases where I found it impossible to produce the same effect in English. In such cases I generally give the original in the Notes. Wherever possible I have replaced Spanish proverbs and proverbial phrases by English ones, and have throughout tried to preserve the characteristic rhythm and brevity of the Proverb. In short, if I may venture to say so, I have approached my task rather in the spirit of Fitzgerald than of Bohn. The gem on the title, representing a votive offering to Hermes, the god of Worldly Wisdom, is from a fine paste in the British Museum of the best period of Greek glyptic art. I have to thank Mr. Cecil Smith of that Institution for kind advice in the selection.