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 The Art Of Wordly Wisdom, by Balthasar Gracian
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post Oct 4 2010, 02:09 AM
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Not a book on the occult, but nevertheless up the alley of many on this site, I'd imagine. Anyone here read it? The author was a 17th century Jesuit.

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post Oct 4 2010, 06:08 PM
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Thank You So Much

Now I going to buy this book soon in spanish (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hypocrite.gif)

I had read litle about this book in the internet and it sounds good (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I am so happy that can understand spanish its original language (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye.gif)


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post Oct 5 2010, 11:35 PM
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I've got the translation by Joseph Jacobs. It's sort of a kinder, gentler version of "The Prince"--it isn't a manual of ruthlessness, but it teaches you to be shrewd. The book consists of about 300 aphorisms. It looks like it's posted here in its entirety:
http://www.fortunecity.com/roswell/vortex/401/library/aoww/aoww08.htm

but I prefer my paper copy.

One of my favorites: "Do not carry fools on your back....Sooner or later they will do or say some foolishness which is all the greater for having been pent up." (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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post Oct 6 2010, 05:00 PM
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QUOTE(Myrna @ Oct 6 2010, 07:35 AM) *
but I prefer my paper copy.


mee too

I had read the book also in sacred texts homepage but only litle and it looks good, so i read all when i buy it in spanish in papper form (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wandwizard.gif)




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post Oct 6 2010, 06:56 PM
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I love 'the prince'. Along side "the art of war" are right up there on my list of favorites


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Expect nothing, or you will get caught up in the future and not pay attention to the present. Just do the practice diligently, do it because you enjoy it, do it because you believe in it. Don't wait for results, don't wait for it to happen.

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