{"product_id":"the-art-of-worldly-wisdom-english-chinese-edition-300-maxims-on-human-nature-prudence-self-mastery","title":"The Art of Worldly Wisdom (English-Chinese Edition): 300 Maxims on Human Nature, Prudence \u0026 Self-Mastery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/bcbab94380b37f96c2d6486e00a8ebb73fefb2be325885581cc732423353dc88.jpg?v=1793436945\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eYou know that feeling when you walk away from a conversation and realize, ten minutes too late, that you got played?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis book is the antidote.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWritten in 1647 by a Spanish philosopher named Baltasar Gracián,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Art of Worldly Wisdom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis 300 short, sharp lessons on dealing with people. No fluff. No feel-good platitudes. Just hard-won insight from a man who spent his life studying how humans actually behave — not how they pretend to behave.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/product.dangdang.com\/11613140126.html?ref=book-02-J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA few examples:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e“Never let them see your cards.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eShow all your weaknesses on day one, and no one will respect you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e“Don‘t burn a bridge just because you can.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA door closed today might be the only one open tomorrow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e“When people praise you, ask why.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFlattery is rarely free.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhy this edition?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis is a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ebilingual Chinese-English edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. That means you can read it in Chinese, read it in English, or read them side by side. The English translation is the classic Joseph Jacobs version — clean, natural, and readable for native English speakers.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/product.dangdang.com\/11613140126.html?ref=book-02-J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.abebooks.com\/9787802117471\/Wisdom-Books-Bilingual-Collection-theChinese-780211747X\/plp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWho this book is for:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eYoung professionals figuring out the unwritten rules of the workplace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAnyone who’s ever been told they‘re “too trusting”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eChinese learners who want real reading material, not textbook dialogues\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePeople who want a book they can open to any page and find something useful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSchopenhauer translated it into German himself, calling it “a book you can use at any moment.” Nietzsche was more blunt:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e“In the dissection of character, Europe has produced no one finer than Gracián.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/403c9d61a24d10f45d0cbfe62577f807177cb4f4d3b4bf937cbd360b2a92d40f.jpg?v=1793436951\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/935bb10da5d25995e71ea5e56a5b920af5940c5f0ac8f362115d0f988886e8a2.jpg?v=1793436957\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/70b3fee04f4473fc17a60a7664e27d8023c72eb89530354be06a075c3334ea7c.jpg?v=1793436961\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"orientalbookworm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61462406332750,"sku":"978-7-80211-747-1-1653588-0-0-0-0-0-0","price":16.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/ca91ddf43fe0af60fe9fbd2bd42f2c1d697264df64414fdeacf97758009ba802.jpg?v=1793416727","url":"https:\/\/orientalbookworm.com\/products\/the-art-of-worldly-wisdom-english-chinese-edition-300-maxims-on-human-nature-prudence-self-mastery","provider":"orientalbookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}