The Art of Worldly Wisdom

By Baltasar Gracián & Christopher Maurer

The Art of Worldly Wisdom - Baltasar Gracián & Christopher Maurer
  • Release Date: 1991-12-01
  • Genre: Spirituality
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 23 Ratings

Description

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 Marcus Aurelius.

Reviews

  • Excellent

    5
    By DreBaldwin
    Easy to read and understand, not a single word wasted. Well worth it.
  • Life changing insights

    5
    By gorjis212
    Baltasar Gracian's profound, intelligent and truthful philosophies has helped shape my character and life! His honesty and sometimes brutal frankness inspires you to greatness. A must-read for everyone at any age!