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wendymcelroy
psychology
9y
My personal journey 7 -- Gracian's Aphorism #235: Know how to ask.
Baltasar Gracian's Aphorism #235: "Know how to ask. With some nothing is easier: with others nothing is so difficult. Some men do not know how to refuse: with them no skill in asking is required.
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wendymcelroy
psychology
9y
My personal journey 6 --Baltasar Gracian's Aphorism 197: Do not saddle yourself with fools.
Baltasar Gracian's Aphorism 197: Do not saddle yourself with fools. "He is one who does not know them, and a greater, he who knowing them, does not shake them off, for they are dangerous in the daily
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wendymcelroy
psychology
9y
My personal journey 5 -- Baltasar Gracian's Aphorism #149: Learn How to Shift the Blame to Others
Baltasar Gracian's Aphorism #149: Learn How to Shift the Blame to Others. "To have a shield against ill-will is a great piece of skill in a ruler. It is not the resort of incapacity, as ill-wishers
wendymcelroy
psychology
9y
y personal Journey 4 -- Baltasar Gracian's aphorism 70. Know how to refuse.
I continue with Gracian's aphorisms as part of personal journey. But, as prelude... One of my favorite first sentences from a novel is Charles Dickens' David Copperfield: "CHAPTER 1. I AM BORN. Whether
wendymcelroy
psychology
9y
My Personal Journey 3 -- Gracian's aphorism #50: Never Lose Respect for Yourself
As part of a personal journey, I am returning to a book that has sustained me for decades -- Baltasar Gracian's "The Art of Worldly Wisdom" which consists of 300 aphorisms. I present them here
wendymcelroy
psychology
9y
My Personal Journey 2: Gracian Aphorism 161 "Know Your Pet Faults"
Baltasar Gracian's Aphorism #161: Know your pet Faults. "The most perfect of men has them, and is either wedded to them or has illicit relations with them. They are often faults of intellect, and
wendymcelroy
psychology
9y
The Art of Worldly Wisdom -- A Personal Journey
One of the most influential books in my life has been The Art of Worldly Wisdom by the 17th century Spanish Jesuit Baltasar Gracian, which I must have read at least a dozen times. The book offers both
wendymcelroy
introduceyourself
10y
Introduction. The unterrible part of being a homeless teen
I've been struggling with how to introduce myself to such a dynamic community because I only have one chance at a first 'hello'. My name is Wendy McElroy and I've written/published many books, articles,
