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Baltasar Gracians The Art of Worldy Wisdom
Baltasar Gracians The Art of Worldy Wisdom
Baltasar Gracians The Art of Worldy Wisdom
Introduction
Dedicated to Balthasar Gracians The Art of Worldly Wisdom .
Gracian was a 17th century (1601-1658) Jesuit monk, and
sometimes you can see religion refleceted in his writings. Gracian
wrote Oraculo manual y arte de prudencia (this book) in 1637, and
it soon became popular throughout Europe. The entire book is a
collection of 300 paragraphs on various topics. This work gives
advice and guidance on how to live more fully, advance socially,
and be a better person. Some of the material here may seem disagreeable. I advise that Gracians writings be taken with lots of contemplation, it might help to absorb the material slowly and then
explore it further.
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