The Art of Worldly Wisdom

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Art of Worldly Wisdom by Baltasar Gracián. (Translated by Joseph Jacobs.) Read in English by Sonia; Sandra Schmit; Sonrisa Jones; Ken Masters; Wayne Cooke; Tina Ding; Davi Bicudo 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 translated The Art of Worldly Wisdom into German. This English translation was done by the famous Australian fairy-tale collector Joseph Jacobs (1854-1916). - Summary by Sandra Schmit For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (150MB)

Directors & creators

Baltasar Gracián

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;philosophy; society; Maxims

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