Arcturus Classics The Art of Worldly Wisdom

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Bol Three hundred maxims with commentary by Baltasar Gracián, a 17th-century Spanish Jesuit scholar, offer advice on friendship, morality, conversation, discretion and happiness, encouraging ethical behaviour in pursuit of worldly success. Joseph Jacobs's introduction and translation from the Spanish are included, with the maxims indexed by number. The Art of Worldly Wisdom is considered a classic text for those seeking a philosophy for life, written by 17th century Spanish Jesuit scholar Baltasar Gracián. The 300 maxims with commentary provide a worldview that encourages ethical behaviour when seeking worldly success. With advice on friendships, morality, conversations, discretion, and happiness, the tone is easily accessible to the modern reader. This edition includes Joseph Jacobs's introduction and masterly translation from the original Spanish. It strips the text back to the maxims and their commentaries alone, making it easy to dip into for everyday insight. Indexed by maxim number, you can easily navigate to the one you most need to read at any given time.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classics series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works, presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library.

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Three hundred maxims with commentary by Baltasar Gracián, a 17th-century Spanish Jesuit scholar, offer advice on friendship, morality, conversation, discretion and happiness, encouraging ethical behaviour in pursuit of worldly success. Joseph Jacobs's introduction and translation from the Spanish are included, with the maxims indexed by number. The Art of Worldly Wisdom is considered a classic text for those seeking a philosophy for life, written by 17th century Spanish Jesuit scholar Baltasar Gracián. The 300 maxims with commentary provide a worldview that encourages ethical behaviour when seeking worldly success. With advice on friendships, morality, conversations, discretion, and happiness, the tone is easily accessible to the modern reader. This edition includes Joseph Jacobs's introduction and masterly translation from the original Spanish. It strips the text back to the maxims and their commentaries alone, making it easy to dip into for everyday insight. Indexed by maxim number, you can easily navigate to the one you most need to read at any given time.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classics series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works, presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library.

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