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Politics & Social Sciences
Wisdom for today's world from three great thinkers of the Renaissance era. This collection of three philosophical works by Renaissance men offers timeless advice on how to prosper and live morally in business, romance... See More
Business & Money
Three timeless books on the art of living gracefully -- from a Renaissance philosopher, a beloved first lady, and the original matron of American manners. The Art of Worldly Wisdom: Seventeenth-century Spanish philosopher... See More
Business & Money
Life guidance from a famed Renaissance man. This influential work of philosophy by one of the great thinkers of the Renaissance era advises people of all walks of life how to approach political, professional, and personal... See More
Literature & Fiction
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... See More
Religion & Spirituality
The remarkable best-seller -- a long-lost, 300-year-old book of wisdom on how to live successfully yet responsibly in a society governed by self-interest -- as acute as Machiavelli yet as humanistic and scrupulously moral as... See More
Literature & Fiction
"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... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
Baltasar Gracian y Morales assumed his final vows of the Jesuits in 1635, having been raised by his uncle, a priest, and studying theology in Zaragoza, Spain. Gracian became quite famous as a preacher, and wrote a number of... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
This perenially popular book of advice on how to achieve personal and professional success is valued for its timeless insights on how to make one's way in the world. Written in the seventeenth century by a Spanish Jesuit... See More
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... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
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... See More
The Art of World Wisdom is one of those rare books that collects the secret but somehow perfectly clear knowledge of life and living, and how to live excellently. Part Machiavelli and part Sun Tzu, Baltasar Gracian's... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
Excerpt: My attention was first drawn to the Oráculo Manual by Mr. (now Sir Mountstuart) Grant Duff's admirable article on Balthasar Gracian in the Fortnightly Review of March 1877. I soon after obtained a copy of... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
- This is a light modernization of the classic Joseph Jacobs translation of The Art of Worldly Wisdom. - The majority of the text is unchanged, and only slightly modified in an effort to provide a more accessible and easier... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
The Art of Worldly Wisdom, translated by Joseph Jacobs in 1892, is a book written in 1637 by Baltasar Gracián y Morales (a.k.a. Baltasar Gracián), a Spanish Jesuit. The book is a collection of 300 maxims, each with a... See More
HistoryThis is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for kindle devices. We have endeavoured to create this version as close to the original artefact as possible. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with... See More
Classics
This novel is Baltasar Gracian's masterpiece and an outstanding work of Spanish literature. It is an allegorical novel of the natural man, Andrenio, who is born on a deserted island and raised by wolves, and his adventures... See More
Religion & Spirituality
The Art of Worldly Wisdom is a Western classic. One of the original ""self-help"" books, it tempers the Machivellian streak with a sense of perspective and balance. Although it can be read with a cynical view of human... See More