Baltasar Gracián: Who are the true conquerors?

Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts Baltasar GraciánFrom The Art of Worldly WisdomTranslated by Joseph Jacobs Many have claimed the title “Great,” like Caesar and Alexander, but in vain, for without great deeds the title is a mere breath of air. There have been few Senecas, and fame records but one Apelles. There […]

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