The Art of Worldly Wisdom
by Baltasar Gracian
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Author: Baltasar GracianEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-03-26
ISBN: 1604590874
Number of pages: 104
Publisher: Wilder Publications
Book Reviews of The Art of Worldly Wisdom
Book Review: Not My Cup of Tea
Summary: 1 Stars
Either these aphorisms do not translate well into English, or there is not much here. A third possibility is that I just did not "get them."
Whatever is the correct interpretation, it remains my assessment that while it is not necessary that all nuggets of wisdom be hopeful, bright and light, they also should not maintain a wordy, clumsy, whiny, menacing -- having an almost forced Machiavellian air about them -- either. While I cannot deny that there is some wisdom buried here beneath the wordiness, I have seen it better stated almost everywhere else.
The roughness of the translation into a kind of "faux old English" also probably did not help the understanding much. Instead of giving them (the intended) air of profundity and eruditeness, it made them seem gratuitously heavy, pedantic, cold and emotionless, as if they had been an edict promulgated down from a Catholic Monastery.
To put it mildly, this collection was not my cup of tea. One star.
Summary of The Art of Worldly Wisdom
In the Art of Worldly Wisdom Baltasar Gracian gives us pertinent and pithy advice on friendship, leadership, and success. Think of it as Machiavelli with a soul. This book is for those who wish to have an ambitious plan for success without compromising their integrity or losing their way. Audacious and captivating!Motivational Books
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