The Art of Worldly Wisdom
The Art of Worldly Wisdom (Spanish: Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia) is a book written in 1647 by Baltasar Gracián y Morales, better known as Baltasar Gracian. It 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, that became popular throughout Europe.
Title page of The Art of Worldly Wisdom
It was translated by Joseph Jacobs (London and New York City, Macmillan and co., 1892.
1647に書かれた世俗の知恵