Author: Baltasar Gracián y Morales
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maxims
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The Art of Worldly Wisdom
Author: Baltasar Gracián y Morales
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maxims
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maxims
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The Art of Worldly Wisdom
Author: Baltasar Gracian
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1625583001
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
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!
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1625583001
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
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
Author: Baltasar Gracián y Morales
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 014144245X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 014144245X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
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
Author: Baltasar Gracián
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141398280
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
'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.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141398280
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
'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.
A Pocket Mirror for Heroes
Author: Baltasar Gracian
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 0385503148
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A Pocket Mirror for Heroes is a mirror because it reflects "the person you are or the one you ought to be." It is a pocket mirror because its author took the time to be brief. And it is a mirror for heroes because it provides a vivid image of ethical and moral perfection to which all can aspire. The Art of Worldly Wisdom by Baltasar Gracian was all but forgotten for three hundred years, until its republication in 1992 turned this lost classic into a New York Times bestseller. Now Gracian, the Spanish Jesuit considered Machiavelli's better in strategy and insight, sets a new standard on the art of living and the practice of achieving. That new standard is the art of heroism--how to be "the consummate person, ripe and perfect: accurate in judgment, mature in taste, attentive in listening, wise in sayings, shrewd in deeds, the center of all perfection." Gracian teaches the reader to be "a giant"--"the greatest person possible, a miracle of perfection, a king." Wit, wisdom, courage, elegance, grace, humility, spontaneity--these are the qualities needed to reach heroism in any occupation. But it is not enough to be wise or graceful: one must learn as well how to manage that talent, how to distinguish a quality fiom its shadow. A Pocket Mirror for Heroes provides "a politics for governing oneself, a compass for sailing toward excellence, an art for reaching distinction with just a few rules of discretion," and it will be wise and witty company for anyone who recognizes--and relishes--the challenges of daily life.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 0385503148
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A Pocket Mirror for Heroes is a mirror because it reflects "the person you are or the one you ought to be." It is a pocket mirror because its author took the time to be brief. And it is a mirror for heroes because it provides a vivid image of ethical and moral perfection to which all can aspire. The Art of Worldly Wisdom by Baltasar Gracian was all but forgotten for three hundred years, until its republication in 1992 turned this lost classic into a New York Times bestseller. Now Gracian, the Spanish Jesuit considered Machiavelli's better in strategy and insight, sets a new standard on the art of living and the practice of achieving. That new standard is the art of heroism--how to be "the consummate person, ripe and perfect: accurate in judgment, mature in taste, attentive in listening, wise in sayings, shrewd in deeds, the center of all perfection." Gracian teaches the reader to be "a giant"--"the greatest person possible, a miracle of perfection, a king." Wit, wisdom, courage, elegance, grace, humility, spontaneity--these are the qualities needed to reach heroism in any occupation. But it is not enough to be wise or graceful: one must learn as well how to manage that talent, how to distinguish a quality fiom its shadow. A Pocket Mirror for Heroes provides "a politics for governing oneself, a compass for sailing toward excellence, an art for reaching distinction with just a few rules of discretion," and it will be wise and witty company for anyone who recognizes--and relishes--the challenges of daily life.
Practical Wisdom for Perilous Times
Author: Baltasar Gracián y Morales
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781855383722
Category : Life
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781855383722
Category : Life
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
The Art of Worldly Wisdom
Author: Baltasar Gracián y Morales
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maxims
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maxims
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The Wisdom of Baltasar Gracián
Author: J. Leonard Kaye
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780671796594
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Advice from a seventeenth-century guide to human relations and achieving success is accompanied by an account of the life of the author, a Spanish Jesuit
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780671796594
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Advice from a seventeenth-century guide to human relations and achieving success is accompanied by an account of the life of the author, a Spanish Jesuit
The Critick
Author: Baltasar Gracián y Morales
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The Art of Worldly Wisdom BY Balthasar Gracian
Author: Balthasar Gracian
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
"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
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
"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