The Pocket Oracle and Art of Prudence
$24.58
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
7 March 2011
Summary
The perennially popular book of advice on how to achieve personal and professional success, new to Penguin Classics.
Written over 350 years ago, The Pocket Oracle and the Art of Prudence is a charming collection of 300 witty and thought-provoking aphorisms. From the art of being lucky to the healthy use of caution, these elegant maxims were created as a guide to life, with further suggestions given on cultivating good taste, knowing how to refuse, the foolishness of complaini…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141442457 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 014144245X |
| Author: | Baltasar Gracián, Jeremy Robbins |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 7 March 2011 |
| Weight: | 124g |
| Dimensions: | 11mm x 128mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Audience Age: | 18-17 |
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Baltasar Gracián
Baltasar Gracián was an aphorist, imaginary biographer, and novelist. He published studies of ideal figures and handbooks on the arts of rhetoric and comportment. His books include:
- The Hero
- Shrewdness and the Art of the Artist
- The Art of Worldly Wisdom
- The Master Critic
Many high officials felt attacked by the controversial and critical works of this Jesuit priest-professor. Gracián refused to be censored and was eventually confined to solitary house arrest, where he died.
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