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Timeless maxims for navigating life's complexities.
If you enjoy pondering over life's intricacies and seek guidance through beautifully crafted aphorisms, "The Art of Worldly Wisdom" is a trove you'll cherish. These succinct pearls of wisdom from the 17th-century Jesuit philosopher Baltasar Gracián still resonate today, offering shrewd insights on how to handle the social and political chessboard of life.
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ISBN: 9780749314828
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Baltasar Gracián
Publisher: Random House UK
Date of Publication: 1997-06-16
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.18
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This best-selling book of advice on how to achieve personal and professional success is valued for its timeless insights on how to make one's way in the world. Written in the seventeenth century by a Spanish Jesuit, these teachings are strikingly modern in tone, putting strategy above ethics while reminding the reader that the true search for excellence begins with perfecting oneself.
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Timeless maxims for navigating life's complexities.
If you enjoy pondering over life's intricacies and seek guidance through beautifully crafted aphorisms, "The Art of Worldly Wisdom" is a trove you'll cherish. These succinct pearls of wisdom from the 17th-century Jesuit philosopher Baltasar Gracián still resonate today, offering shrewd insights on how to handle the social and political chessboard of life.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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