The Art of Worldly Wisdom
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The Art of Worldly Wisdom (Template:Langx) is a book written in 1647 by Baltasar Gracián y Morales, better known as Baltasar Gracian.[1] It is a collection of 300 maxims, each with a commentary, on various topics giving advice and guidance on how to live fully, advance socially, and be a better person, that became popular throughout Europe.[2][3][4]
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It was translated by Joseph Jacobs (London and New York City, Macmillan and co., 1892.[5] Other editions are also available from:
- Nayika Publishing, 2009, Template:ISBN; edited with a light commentary/footnotes
- Shambhala Publications, 2004, Template:ISBN
- Christopher Maurer (Doubleday) 1992
- Dover Publications, 2005, Template:ISBN
- Google Books as a free digital edition via partnership with Princeton University Library
References
External links
- A page dedicated to The Art of Worldly Wisdom at Internet Sacred Text Archive
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- Partial Translation of El Arte de Prudencia
- Complete Translation (from 1705) digitized on the website of the Hispanic digital library (National Library of Spain)
- Reflexiones sobre El Arte de la Prudencia, blog by Ricardo del Pino.