The Art of Worldly Wisdom

The Art of Worldly Wisdom is a book by Baltasar Gracián y Morales (a.k.a. Baltasar Gracián). It is a collection of maxims. Oráculo manual y arte de prudencia was written in 1647, and became popular throughout Europe. The book is a collection of 300 maxims, each with a commentary, on various topics giving advice and guidance on how to live fully, advance socially, and be a better person.

It was translated by Joseph Jacobs (London and New York, Macmillan and co., 1892. Other editions are also available from:

• Nayika, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9559583-1-1; edited with a light commentary/footnotes;
• Shambhala Publications, 2004, ISBN 1-59030-141-2;
• Christopher Maurer (Doubleday) 1992;
• Dover Publications, 2005, ISBN 0-486-44034-6)

External links

• A page dedicated to The Art of Worldly Wisdom at Internet Sacred Text Archive
• Partial Translation of El Arte de Prudencia