An edition of Agudeza y arte de ingenio, en que se explican todos los modos y differencias de conceptos, con ejemplares escogidos de todo lo más bien dicho, assi facto, como hymano
(1649)
The art of worldly wisdom
2008 ed.
by Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Aurora Egido, and Benito Pelegrín
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Offers practical advice on how to make your way in a chaotic world, and how to make it well. The 300 aphorisms contained here remain remarkably relevant today, addressing us today as practical guides for civility in an often uncivil world, and may serve as invitations to participate in making an uncivil world as civil as possible.
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"Originally published in 1647" --T.p. verso.
"The Barnes & Noble library of essential reading" --Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 103).
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A collection of maxims on wordly behavior observed by a Jesuit scholar 300 years ago.
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