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 nature, it generally urges "the high road" as the way to advancement in the world. It's concluding advice is "In one word, be a saint". Its previous 299 aphorisms are not always in agreement with that noble goal!

The aphoristic nature of the work - a compilation of 300 paragraphs of advice - with titles ranging from "Do Good a little at a time, but often" to "Do not be the slave of First Impressions" to "If you cannot clothe Yourself in Lion skin, use Fox pelt" and more - make it easy to dip in and out of; indeed his advice is sometimes so caustic that it would be difficult to absorb it all in a single sitting. Whether one accepts them all or not, one will definitely profit from the reading, and enjoy it.

The writer was a Spanish Jesuit born in 1601. He wrote without church approval.

The BLTC Press edition includes a new introduction and is carefully formatted, with active table of contents and easy browsing of the aphorisms.

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