Essential book

[aliasguy]

The Art of Worldly Wisdom
Baltasar Gracián


This small collection of 300 "maxims," each followed by a paragraph or two of explication, is a true wonder. It is like Machiavelli's The Prince with a moral essence. While The Prince has been offered up as a guide for every man, the Oraculo of Gracián's work is truly applicable to ALL men (not, like The Prince, to those who are in positions of power), and should be read by all those who read here on this forum. There's NOTHING in it about getting chicks. At all. But it does address to "DJ" stuff as it applies to the "whole man."

Check it out.

 

[KontrollerX]

I may pick it up in my next Amazon book run.

Thanks alias.

 

[BrokenLeftWing]

been had it. a great little book

 

[Rollo Tomassi]

Every man is in a position of power. How you choose to accept that is up to you.

 

[aliasguy]

Every man is in a position of power. How you choose to accept that is up to you.

Well, yeah, but I meant tangible political power. Big.

You know how the first time you read Machiavelli, you almost don't see how it will help you because you aren't an ambassador or a prince? Then you have to go back and sorta squeeze the orange a little to get the advice to seem applicable to your life (and you can, and should, do that.)


Gracian's book is more straightforward. You don't have to interpolate anything. There is value in working through The Prince, but The Art of Worldly Wisdom doesn't require that.