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Baltasar Gracián y Morales, S.J. (Spanish: [baltaˈsaɾ ɣɾaˈθjan]; 8 January 1601 – 6 December 1658), better known as Baltasar Gracián, was a Spanish Jesuit and Baroque prose writer and philosopher.
Baltasar Gracián (born January 8, 1601, Belmonte de Calatayud, Spain—died December 6, 1658, Tarazona) was a philosopher and writer known as the leading Spanish exponent of conceptism (conceptismo), a style of dealing with ideas that involves the use of terse and subtle displays of exaggerated wit.
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Baltasar Gracián y Morales ( Belmonte de Gracián, 8 de enero de 1601- Tarazona, 6 de diciembre de 1658) fue un sacerdote jesuita y escritor español del Siglo de Oro, que cultivó la prosa didáctica y filosófica.
Jul 8, 2012 · The Art of Worldly Wisdom or The Pocket Oracle and the Art of Prudence, is a book of 300 maxims and commentary written by a 17th century Jesuit priest named Baltasar Gracián.
- “Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.” ― Baltasar Gracian, The Art of Worldly Wisdom: A Pocket Oracle.
- “A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.” ― Baltasar Gracian, The Art of Worldly Wisdom: A Pocket Oracle.
- “Never compete with someone who has nothing to lose.” ― Baltasar Gracian.
- “A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the other one.” ― Baltasar Gracián.
The Art of Worldly Wisdom (Spanish: Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia) is a book written in 1647 by Baltasar Gracián y Morales, better known as Baltasar Gracian.
Baltasar Gracián y Morales, SJ (8 January 1601 – 6 December 1658), formerly Anglicized as Baltazar Gracian, [1] was a Spanish Jesuit and baroque prose writer and philosopher. He was born in Belmonte, near Calatayud (Aragón). His proto-existentialist writings were lauded by Nietzsche and Schopenhauer.
