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		<title>The Art of Worldly Wisdom: 13</title>
		<link>http://www.seandfrancis.com/2010/08/the-art-of-worldly-wisdom-13/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Very few people would claim Baltasar Gracian was simple.   Maxim 13 is a very complex tightly woven strategic sentiment.  This isn&#8217;t about philosophy per se, it is one of those sentiments that seems kind of Machiavellian or Sun-Tzu-ian.  In a different translation than the free one that I use for the purpose of this blog [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of Worldly Wisdom: 12</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been sometime since I visited the core purpose of this blog &#8211; the continued exploration of Baltasar Gracian&#8217;s The Art of Worldly Wisdom. As a person who strongly believes philosophy plays a vital role in understanding our world, I rely heavily on the concept of &#8216;the state of nature&#8217;. In many ways I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of Worldly Wisdom: 10</title>
		<link>http://www.seandfrancis.com/2009/10/the-art-of-worldly-wisdom-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the ninth maxim Baltasar Gracian put forth is one of my favorites, the tenth gives me chills.  Not in an elated way but in a fearful way.  The tenth maxim speaks of the two things I seek and want the most, fortune and fame.  One of the reasons why I like Baltasar Gracian is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of Worldly Wisdom: 9</title>
		<link>http://www.seandfrancis.com/2009/06/the-art-of-worldly-wisdom-9/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it possible to love a maxim?  It is quite possibly  a silly thing, but I do really like this maxim.  I am a patriot.  I am an American in the truest sense of the word since I worship at the Temple of the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence.  Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, Hamilton, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of Worldly Wisdom: 8</title>
		<link>http://www.seandfrancis.com/2009/05/the-art-of-worldly-wisdom-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 23:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of Gracian&#8217;s maxims cause conflict in me and this one seems aimed at the core of my being.  Passion, I believe, is what drives people to personal success.  When you care about something to such an extent that it goes beyond a goal but is an emotion, the steps you need to take to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of Worldly Wisdom: 7</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 10:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I won&#8217;t lie and say that I don&#8217;t struggle trying to interpret the seventh maxim. This maxim is the second one that feels manipulative and less than ethical in the modern sense of the word. I am not a person who is willing to sell myself short in order to gain advancement in life. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of Worldly Wisdom: 6</title>
		<link>http://www.seandfrancis.com/2009/03/the-art-of-worldly-wisdom-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the sixth maxim, I believe we hit upon one of Gracian&#8217;s great themes.  We are not perfect.  We have not reached the acme of our selves. A Man at his Highest Point.  We are not born perfect: every day we develop in our personality and in our calling till we reach the highest point [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of Worldly Wisdom: 5</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baltasar Gracian should not be confused with a man who is all about love and kindness. In the 5th Maxim we begin to see the stirrings of a more cold and manipulative view of how to live life. It can be said that the purpose of this book is to help a person be a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of Worldly Wisdom: 4</title>
		<link>http://www.seandfrancis.com/2009/03/the-art-of-worldly-wisdom-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[iv Knowledge and Courage are the elements of Greatness. They give immortality, because they are immortal. Each is as much as he knows, and the wise can do anything. A man without knowledge, a world without light. Wisdom and strength, eyes and hands. Knowledge without courage is sterile. Greatness is a bizarre trait.  Is it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of Worldly Wisdom: 3</title>
		<link>http://www.seandfrancis.com/2009/02/the-art-of-worldly-wisdom-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baltasar was quite clear with the third maxim. iii Keep Matters for a Time in Suspense. Admiration at their novelty heightens the value of your achievements, It is both useless and insipid to play with the cards on the table. If you do not declare yourself immediately, you arouse expectation, especially when the importance of [...]]]></description>
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