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name: The Art of Worldly Wisdom
author: Baltasar Gracián
category: philosophy
fiction: false
complexity: everyone
consumed:
  - hearing
recommends: true
tldr: A list of mostly applicable advices about prudence and behaving in a society
keypoints:
  - Unfortunately, external appearances are taken as judgement matter. With some effort, it's possible to direction the natural judgement of thirds
  - Being polished reduces misunderstandings and friction in interpersonal interactions
  - Patience based and indirect strategies are more effective in general
