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Bookmark or Share- The Art of Worldly Wisdom: Maxims of Baltasar Gracián | The Art of ...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. Considered by many to be Machiavelli’s better in strategy and insight, Gracian’s maxims give advice on how to flourish and thrive in a cutthroat world filled with ...
- Gracián y Morales, Baltasar | SpringerLinkBaltasar Gracián y Morales (1601–1658) was a Spanish Jesuit thinker and writer regarded as a master of Baroque “conceptist” prose and author of relevant philosophical and political works, the most influential of which, El Criticón, is considered the summit of the allegorical novel in Spanish.
- Balthazar (magus) - WikipediaBalthazar, also called Balthasar, Balthassar, and Bithisarea, was according to Western Christian tradition one of the three biblical Magi along with Caspar and Melchior who visited the infant Jesus after he was born.Balthazar is traditionally referred to as the King of Arabia and gave the gift of myrrh to Jesus. In the Catholic Church, he is regarded as a saint (as are the other two Magi).
- Baltasar Gracián - WikipediaBaltasar 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.
- Balthasar | Magus, Gift, & Facts | BritannicaAccording to Western church tradition, Balthasar is often represented as a king of Arabia or sometimes Ethiopia and is thus frequently depicted as a Middle Eastern or Black man in art. He is usually said to have given the gift of myrrh to the Christ Child. The three named Magi are venerated as saints and martyrs and are celebrated on the Feast ...
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