The Art of Worldly Wisdom

Name: The Art of Worldly Wisdom
Brand: Author's Republic
Availability: InStock
Author: Baltasar Gracian
ISBN: 9798875106729

Author: Baltasar Gracian

Narrator: John Riddle

Unabridged: 4 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 02/19/2024

Categories: Nonfiction, Self-help

Synopsis

"The Art of Worldly Wisdom" is a timeless guidebook to navigating life's challenges with wisdom and prudence. Composed of 300 concise aphorisms, this work by Spanish Jesuit philosopher Baltasar Gracián offers practical advice on topics ranging from social interaction to personal development. With insights into leadership, decision-making, and success, Gracián's wisdom transcends its 17th-century origins, providing readers with enduring principles for living a fulfilling and enlightened life.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Valeriu on December 26, 2024

Înainte de orice, o observație etimologică. „Eudemonologie” vine de la termenul grec εὐδαιμονία care înseamnă fericire, viață împlinită. Editorii postumi ai acestei scrieri (îndeosebi Franco Volpi) au verificat 13 caiete din arhiva filosofului și au găsit însemnări pentru un proiect care n-a fost dus......more

Goodreads review by ☘Misericordia☘ on January 21, 2021

Shocking! Ok, I dunno why this one is so shocking but it is. It gave me a pause and a lot of starts: most of this stuff is what we see across lots of self-help lit of the modern kind. All these ideas have been packaged and repackaged and resold as some sort of new wisdom even though people could hav......more

Goodreads review by Elisa on September 19, 2007

"Use human means as if there were no divine ones and use divine means as if there were no human ones."......more