How to Use Your Enemies

Posted on 09 March 2018 by Baltasar Gracián

Better mad with the crowd than sane all alone In these witty, Machiavellian aphorisms, unlikely Spanish priest Baltasar Graci n shows us how to exploit friends and enemies alike to thrive in a world of deception and illusion Introducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin s 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical and savage poems epic and intimate essays satirical and inspirational and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions Baltasar Graci n 1601 1658 Graci n s work is available in Penguin Classics in The Pocket Oracle and Art of Prudence. Download How to Use Your Enemies by Baltasar Gracián – kino-fada.fr I ve got a new name for this book I call it How to be a conniving ass and manipulate people by Baltasar Gracian.Does it sound like something you d want to read This was just so damn cold I d sooner listen to advice from my cat than this snake This guy gives advice on how to use your friends, how to twist your friendships for personal profit, and how to be fake to the point of complete falsehood What happened to just being yourself What happened to individualism Who cares how you should I ve got a new name for this book I call it How to be a conniving ass and manipulate people by Baltasar Gracian.Does it sound like something you d want to read This was just so damn cold I d sooner listen to advice from my cat than this snake This guy gives advice on how to use your friends, how to twist your friendships for personal profit, and how to be fake to the point of complete falsehood What happened to just being yourself What happened to individualism Who cares how you should act Who wants to be seen with perfect composure though an air of deceit Not me, that s for sure I suppose when it was written it may have helped ...Ever wondered how to be into a manipulative and calculating asshole If so, this is just the book for you It s probably the nastiest piece of advice I ve ever received In How to Use Your Enemies a seventeenth century Spanish priest sheds some light on using guile and pragmatism to succeed in a dangerous world To be fair, Graci n s writing is still applicable today, which is surprising considering how it was written hundreds of years ago and society has definitely gone through a lot of changes Ever wondered how to be into a manipulative and calculating asshole If so, this is just the book for you It s probably the nastiest piece of advice I ve ever received In How to Use Your Enemies a seventeenth century Spanish priest sheds some light on using guile and pragmatism to succeed in a dangerous world ...Read all my reviews on This isthan a guide on How to Use Your Enemies, it is at the same time a guide on How to Use Your Friends considering you have some left after behaving like the author suggested It was so manipulative that it was actually an awkward read for me It is compared to Machiavelli, and while his ideas are also very calculated, they madesense to me as they all help to reach a certain goal They are harsh and cold, and don t tranRead all my reviews on This isthan a guide on How to Use Your Enemies, it is at the same time a guide on How to Use Your Friends considering you have some left after behaving like the author suggested It was so manipulative that it was actually an awkward read for me It is compared to Machiavelli, and while his ideas are also very calculated, they madesense to me as they all help to reach a certain goal They are harsh and cold, and don t translate into modern days, but one can imagine that they are useful No...I feel like all newly sorted Slytherins should receive a copy of this Brilliant advice from a 17th century Spanish priest, full of wit with a dash of humor.I am not a huge fan of Machiavelli, his views seemed skewed to me, but at least he was trying to understand politics This guy is an evil version of Machiavelli I mean Machiavelli can be considered an upfront guy when compared to BaltasarDon t wish friends too much good fortune, if you don t want to lose them,is a thing he actually wrote He also brings forth that people that might try to help you, are basically just stupid for doing so I am never reading any of his works, I do not want t I am not a huge fan of Machiavelli, his views seemed skewed to me, but at least he was trying to understand politics This guy is an evil version of Machiavelli I mean Machiavelli can be considere...You are as much as you know, and a wise person can do anything A person without knowledge is a world in darkness Some never manage to be complete something is always missing These little excerpts of Baltasar Graci n works were written in the 17 century but funnily, they are still relatable and often times quite true.He talks about how to behave in order to be successful, to behave in front of superiors e.g bosses and how to behave with enemies I met a lot of people in higher positions You are as much as you know, and a wise person can do anything A person without knowledge is a world in darkness Some never manage to be complete something is always missing These little excerpts of Baltasar Graci n works were written in the 17 century but funnily, they are still relatable and often times quite true.He talks about how to behave in order to be successful, to behave in front of superiors e.g bosses and how to behave with enemies I met a lot of people in higher positions and there were a lot of paragraph...This is a book to dip into when looking for some inspiration, not something to pick up and devour It put me in mind of those god awful motivational pictures which adorn the walls of corporations, someone s idea of a way to live life, get on with people and behave Yawn.Not my cup of tea.This book is a stunning read it s witty, engaging and littered with beautiful, and often calculating, quotes It s also, amusingly, littered with contradictions on one hand, it s a guide for any budding psychopath and on the other, a set of morals and principles I would be keen to rea...Well. what a fine, useful book.This little collection of aphorisms really does reflect its title How to Use Your Enemies gives us advice on how to go far in life by manipulating and using others, whether superior to you or otherwise Interestingly, Graci n explains how not only to use your enemies, but also your friends It s incredibly calculating, and surprising in places, particularly for being written by a man of the cloth.I found it both easy and difficult to relate to all at once Having spent the last few years of my This little collection of aphorisms really does reflect its title How to Use Your Enemies gives us advice on how to go far in life by manipulating and using others, whether superior to you or otherwise Interestingly, Graci n explains how not only to use your enemies, but also your friends It s incredibly calculating, and surprising in places, particularly for being written by a man of the cloth.I found it both easy and difficult to relate to all at once Having spent the las...

09 March 2018

Baltasar Gracián