THE POCKET ORACLE AND ART OF PRUDENCE (Hết hàng)
Author: Balthasar Gracian. Translator, Introduction: Jeremy Robbins
Thể loại: Literature & Fiction (ISBN: 9780141442457 | Giá: 239,400 đ)
Written over 350 years ago, THE POCKET ORACLE AND ART OF PRUDENCE is a subtle collection of 300 witty and thought-provoking aphorisms. From the art of being lucky to the healthy use of caution, these elegant maxims were created as a guide to life, with further suggestions given on cultivating good taste, knowing how to refuse, the foolishness of complaining and the wisdom of controlling one's passions. Baltasar Gracian intended these ingenious, pragmatic aphorisms to challenge the mind, and ...