Published in 1637 by a Spanish Jesuit scholar, this volume features 300 pithy maxims on politics, professional life, and personal development. Gracian's timeless advice, focusing on honesty and kindness, remains ever popular. Intro -- Title Page --...
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Published in 1637 by a Spanish Jesuit scholar, this volume features 300 pithy maxims on politics, professional life, and personal development. Gracian's timeless advice, focusing on honesty and kindness, remains ever popular. Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Dedication -- Preface -- Testimonia -- Dedication -- i Everything is at its Acme -- -- ii Character and Intellect: -- iii Keep Matters for a Time in Suspense. -- iv Knowledge and Courage -- v Create a Feeling of Dependence. -- vi A Man at his Highest Point. -- vii Avoid Victories over Superiors. -- viii To be without Passions. -- ix Avoid the Faults of your Nation. -- x Fortune and Fame. -- xi Cultivate those who can teach you. -- xii Nature and Art: -- xiii Act sometimes on Second Thoughts, sometimes on First Impulse. -- xiv The Thing Itself and the Way it is done. -- xv Keep Ministering Spirits. -- xvi Knowledge and Good Intentions -- xvii Vary the Mode of Action -- -- xviii Application and Ability. -- xix Arouse no Exaggerated Expectations on entering. -- xx A Man of the Age. -- xxi The Art of being Lucky. -- xxii A Man of Knowledge to the Point. -- xxiii Be Spotless: -- xxiv Keep the Imagination under Control, -- xxv Know how to take a Hint. -- xxvi Find out each Man's Thumbscrew. -- xxvii Prize Intensity more than Extent. -- xxviii Common in Nothing. -- xxix A Man of Rectitude -- xxx Have naught to do with Occupations of Ill-repute, -- xxxi Select the Lucky and avoid the Unlucky. -- xxxii Have the Reputation of being Gracious. -- xxxiii Know how to Withdraw. -- xxxiv Know your strongest Point- -- xxxv Think over Things, most over the most Important. -- xxxvi In Acting or Refraining, weigh your Luck. -- xxxvii Keep a Store of Sarcasms, and know how to use them. -- xxxviii Leave your Luck while Winning. -- xxxix Recognise when Things are ripe, and then enjoy them. -- xl The Goodwill of People. -- xli Never Exaggerate. -- xlii Born to Command. -- xliii Think with the Few and speak with the Many. -- xliv Sympathy with great Minds. -- xlv Use, but do not abuse, Cunning.
