Sean | October 6, 2009
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 [...]
Sean | June 19, 2009
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, [...]
Sean | May 27, 2009
Many of Gracian’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 [...]
Sean | May 15, 2009
I won’t lie and say that I don’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. [...]
Sean | March 22, 2009
At the sixth maxim, I believe we hit upon one of Gracian’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 of [...]
Sean | March 3, 2009
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 [...]
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