The Art of Worldly Wisdom () is a book written in 1647 by the Spanish Jesuit priest and philosopher Baltasar Gracián y Morales, better known as Baltasar Gracian. It is a collection of 300 maxims, each with a commentary, on various topics. The book was intended to offer advice and guidance on how to live fully, advance socially, and be a better person. The collection became popular throughout Europe.
Translations It was translated by Joseph Jacobs (London and New York City, Macmillan and co., 1892.See via Internet Archive Other editions are also available from:
Nayika Publishing, 2009, ; edited with a light commentary/footnotes Shambhala Publications, 2004, Christopher Maurer (Doubleday) 1992 Dover Publications, 2005, Google Books as a free digital edition via partnership with Princeton University Library
References
External links
A page dedicated to The Art of Worldly Wisdom at Internet Sacred Text Archive
Partial Translation of El Arte de Prudencia Complete Translation (from 1705) digitized on the website of the Hispanic digital library (National Library of Spain) Reflexiones sobre El Arte de la Prudencia, blog by Ricardo del Pino.