The Art of Worldly Wisdom Author:Baltasar Gracian Some ideas are eternal. "Think on your feet." "Don't live in a hurry." "Trust your heart." Find these pearls of wisdom and more in this best-selling translation of an elegant yet practical seventeenth-century work treasured by modern poets, philosophers, and people from all walks of life. — From one of the great Spanish writers come three hun... more »dred maxims, thousands of quotables, and countless morsels of food for thought. Contemporary in its wisdom and utterly practical for today's world, Baltasar Gracian's "The Art of Worldly Wisdom" promotes ideals you can aspire to, combining moral reflections with strategic advice on picking yourself up, moving on, and getting ahead.« less