Smart Book (Bilingual Picture Treasure Edition)

Author: Baltasar Gracián | Translated by
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Such a book, "reading it through once is clearly not enough; it is a book that can be used at any time, in short, it is a lifelong companion." — Schopenhauer "Gracián's life experience shows wisdom and insight unmatched by anyone today." — Nietzsche "Bo Huajie has used his brush to introduce me to the wise men of centuries past. It is a wonderful date without leaving the house." — Zheng Yuanjie
Personality and intelligence are the two poles of social intelligence; lacking either one leads to half-heartedness. Intelligence alone is not enough; personality is equally indispensable. On the other hand, the foolish person is precisely the one who fails in acquiring status, profession, neighbors, and the circle of friends they choose. Many European scholars believe that over the millennia, the eternal value of social intelligence in the history of human thought is contained in three extraordinary books: one is Machiavelli's The Prince, the second is The Art of War, and the third is this The Art of worldly Wisdom.
The great German philosopher Schopenhauer once deliberately translated The Art of worldly Wisdom into German and highly praised the book as "absolutely unique." Nietzsche also praised the book for its subtle and intricate exploration of the mysteries of morality, stating that no book in Europe is more refined or more varied in its arguments. In a note from 1873, Nietzsche wrote: "Gracián's life experience shows wisdom and insight unmatched by anyone today."