"The Art Of Worldly Wisdom" 1930 GRACIAN, Balthasar Yachting Stand well back to avoid

Stand well back to avoid being splashed

and the exasperated reader becomes conscious of a wish that the young man had displayed more "horse sense

Burrell covers all aspects of throwing the perfect party or dinner party for all occasions: invitations

The apartments

"The Art Of Worldly Wisdom" 1930 GRACIAN, Balthasar Yachting Stand well back to avoidGRACIAN, Balthasar [197] pp. Macmillan and Co., Limited19306 1 4" x 4 1 4"Bound by Riviere & Son for Marshall Field & Co Made In EnglandIn publisher's marbled slipcaseThe Art of Worldly Wisdom (Spanish: Orculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia) is a book written in 1647 by Baltasar Gracin y Morales, better known as Baltasar Gracian. It is a collection of 300 maxims, each with a commentary, on various topics giving advice and guidance on how to live fully,