The Art Of Worldly Wisdom

The art of worldly wisdom Baltasar Gracian (1601-1658) Translated by Joseph Jacobs in 1892

Everything is at its acme; ,[object Object]

Character and intellect: ,[object Object]

Keep matters for a time in suspense. ,[object Object]

Knowledge and courage ,[object Object]

Make people depend on you. ,[object Object]

A person at his highest point. ,[object Object]

Avoid outshining your superiors. ,[object Object]

Be without passions. ,[object Object]

Avoid the faults of your nation. ,[object Object]

Fortune and fame. ,[object Object]

Cultivate those who can teach you. ,[object Object]

Nature and art: ,[object Object]

Act sometimes on second thoughts, sometimes on first impulse. ,[object Object]

The thing itself and the way it is done. ,[object Object]

Keep ministering spirits. ,[object Object]

Knowledge and good intentions ,[object Object]

Vary your mode of action, ,[object Object]

Application and ability ,[object Object]

Arouse no exaggerated expectations on entering. ,[object Object]

A man of the times. ,[object Object]

The art of being lucky. ,[object Object]

A man of knowledge to the point. ,[object Object]

Keep your imagination under control; ,[object Object]

Know how to take a hint. ,[object Object]

Find out each person’s thumbscrew. ,[object Object]

Prize intensity more than extent. ,[object Object]

Common in nothing. ,[object Object]

A person of rectitude ,[object Object]

Have nothing to do with occupations of ill-repute, ,[object Object]

Select the lucky and avoid the unlucky. ,[object Object]

Have a reputation for being gracious. ,[object Object]

Know how to withdraw. ,[object Object]

Know your strongest point. ,[object Object]

Think over things, most over the most important. ,[object Object]

Before acting or refraining, weigh your luck. ,[object Object]

Keep a store of sarcasms, and know how to use them. ,[object Object]

Keep a store of sarcasms, and know how to use them cont. ,[object Object]

Leave your luck while still winning. ,[object Object]

Recognize when things are ripe, and then enjoy them. ,[object Object]

Gain people’s goodwill. ,[object Object]

Never exaggerate. ,[object Object]

Born to command. ,[object Object]

Think with the few and speak with the many. ,[object Object]

Sympathy with the great minds. ,[object Object]

Use, but do not abuse, cunning. ,[object Object]

Master your antipathies. ,[object Object]

Avoid “ Affairs of Honor” ,[object Object]

So much depends on being a person of depth. ,[object Object]

Observation and judgment. ,[object Object]

Never lose self-respect, ,[object Object]

Know how to choose well. ,[object Object]

Never be upset. ,[object Object]

Be diligent and intelligent. ,[object Object]

Know how to show your teeth. ,[object Object]

Have presence of mind. ,[object Object]

Be slow and sure. ,[object Object]

Adapt yourself to those around you. ,[object Object]

Finish off well. ,[object Object]

Have sound judgment. ,[object Object]

Excel in what is excellent. ,[object Object]

Use good instruments. ,[object Object]

To be the first of the kind is an excellence. ,[object Object]

Elevated taste. ,[object Object]

See that things end well. ,[object Object]

Choose an occupation that wins distinction. ,[object Object]

It is better to help with intelligence than with memory. ,[object Object]

Do not give way to every common impulse. ,[object Object]

Know how to refuse. ,[object Object]

Do not vacillate. ,[object Object]

Be resolute. ,[object Object]

Utilize slips. ,[object Object]

Do not be unsociable. ,[object Object]

Choose a heroic ideal. ,[object Object]

Do not always be jesting. ,[object Object]

Be all things to all men – ,[object Object]

The art of undertaking things. ,[object Object]

A genial disposition. ,[object Object]

Take care to get information. ,[object Object]

Renew your brilliance. ,[object Object]

Drain nothing to the dregs, neither good nor ill. ,[object Object]

Allow yourself some venial fault. ,[object Object]

Make use of your enemies. ,[object Object]

Do not be a wildcard, a jack-of-all-trades. ,[object Object]

Prevent scandal. ,[object Object]

Culture and elegance. ,[object Object]

Let your behavior be fine and noble. ,[object Object]

Know yourself ,[object Object]

The secret of long life. ,[object Object]

Never set to work at anything if you have doubts about its prudence. ,[object Object]

Transcendent wisdom. ,[object Object]

Versatility. ,[object Object]

Keep the extent of your abilities unknown. ,[object Object]

Keep expectations alive. ,[object Object]

The highest discretion. ,[object Object]

Obtain and preserve a reputation. ,[object Object]

Write your intentions in cipher. ,[object Object]

Reality and appearance. ,[object Object]

Be a person without illusions, a wise Christian, a philosophical courtier. ,[object Object]

One half of the world laughs at the other, and fools are they all. ,[object Object]

Be able to stomach big slices of luck. ,[object Object]

Let each keep up his dignity. ,[object Object]

Know the demands of different occupations. ,[object Object]

Don’t be a bore. ,[object Object]

Do not parade your position. ,[object Object]

Show no self-satisfaction. ,[object Object]

The shortest path to greatness is along with others. ,[object Object]

Do not be censorious. ,[object Object]

Do not wait till you are a setting sun. ,[object Object]

Have friends. ,[object Object]

Gain goodwill. ,[object Object]

In prosperity prepare for adversity. ,[object Object]

Never compete. ,[object Object]

Get used to the failings of your familiars, ,[object Object]

Only act with honorable people. ,[object Object]

Never talk about yourself. ,[object Object]

Acquire the reputation for courtesy. ,[object Object]

Avoid being disliked. ,[object Object]

Live practically. ,[object Object]

Do not make a business of what is no business. ,[object Object]

Distinction in speech and action. ,[object Object]

Avoid affection. ,[object Object]

Make yourself missed. ,[object Object]

Do not be a blacklist. ,[object Object]

Folly consists not in committing folly, but in not hiding it when committed. ,[object Object]

Grace in everything. ,[object Object]

High-mindedness ,[object Object]

Never complain. ,[object Object]

Do and be seen doing. ,[object Object]

Nobility of feeling. ,[object Object]

Revise your judgments. ,[object Object]

Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone. ,[object Object]

Double your resources. ,[object Object]

Do not nourish the spirit of contradiction. ,[object Object]

Post yourself in the center of things. ,[object Object]

The sage should be self-sufficing. ,[object Object]

The art of letting things alone. ,[object Object]

Recognize unlucky days. ,[object Object]

Find the good in a thing at once. ,[object Object]

Do not listen to yourself. ,[object Object]

Never from obstinacy take the wrong side because your opponent anticipated you by taking the right one. ,[object Object]

Never become paradoxical in order to avoid being trite. ,[object Object]

Begin with another’s to end with your own. ,[object Object]

Do not show your wounded finger, ,[object Object]

Look into the interior of things. ,[object Object]

Do not inaccessible. ,[object Object]

Have the art of conservation. ,[object Object]

Know how to put off ills on others. ,[object Object]

Know how to get your price for things. ,[object Object]

Think beforehand. ,[object Object]

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