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The art of worldly wisdom or the pocket oracle and the art of prudence, is a book of 300 maxims and commentary written by a 17th century jesuit priest named baltasar. The art of worldly wisdom audiobook by balthasar gracian. The art of worldly wisdom by baltasar gracian books on. The art of worldly wisdom by balthasar gracian translated from the spanish by joseph jacobs 1892 scanned, proofed, and formatted at, june 2005, by john bruno. There is more required nowadays to make a single wise man than formerly to make seven sages, and more is needed nowadays to deal with a single person than was required with. Now gracian, the spanish jesuit considered machiavellis better in strategy and insight, sets a new standard on the art of living and the practice of achieving.
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