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Introduction
Dedicated to Balthasar Gracians The Art of Worldly Wisdom .
Gracian was a 17th century (1601-1658) Jesuit monk, and
sometimes you can see religion refleceted in his writings. Gracian
wrote Oraculo manual y arte de prudencia (this book) in 1637, and
it soon became popular throughout Europe. The entire book is a
collection of 300 paragraphs on various topics. This work gives
advice and guidance on how to live more fully, advance socially,
and be a better person. Some of the material here may seem disagreeable. I advise that Gracians writings be taken with lots of contemplation, it might help to absorb the material slowly and then
explore it further.
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