Timeline
Lifetime:
1601 -
1658
Passed: ≈
366 years ago
Title
Writer
Country/Nationality
Baltasar Gracián
Books by Baltasar Gracián
Handorakel und Kunst der Weltklugheit
Philosophy
Non-Fiction
Self-Help
Advice
Life
Wisdom
Ethics
Behavior
Philosophy
Conduct
Maxims
Aphorisms
Prudence
Discretion
Tact
"Handorakel und Kunst der Weltklugheit" by Baltasar Gracián is a collection of maxims and aphorisms that offer advice on how to live a successful and fulfilling life. The book is divided into three parts: "On Knowledge," "On Prudence," and "On Eloque...
Art of Worldly Wisdom
300 short maxims by Spanish Jesuit Baltasar Gracian (1601-1658). The advice is still useful and insightful for our modern world. Gracian was considered one of the most interesting philosophers by both Nietzsche und Schopenhauer, and the latter transl...