The Courtier's Manual Oracle,
or, the
Art of Prudence
Written originally in Spanish
by Baltazar Gracian
And now done into English
Printed by M. Flesher for Abel Swalle, at
the Sign of the Unicorn at the West End of St. Paul's. 1685
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Welcome. The links below lead to pdf files of the 1685 translation of The Courtier's Manual Oracle, translated by Anonymous and printed by M. Flesher for Abel Swalle. This is the first known English translation of Baltasar Gracián's Oráculo Manual i Arte de Prudencia. Note that this translation predates the 1702 Savage translation. This wonderful document is courtesy of Lachlan Cranswick, who received the copy from Dr. Georges T. Dodds of McGill University.

  Part 1 - Preface to Maxime 23
  Part 1 - Maxime 24 to Maxime 75
  Part 1 - Maxime 76 to Maxime 131
  Part 1 - Maxime 132 to Maxime 177
  Part 1 - Maxime 178 to Maxime 216
  Part 1 - Maxime 217 to Maxime 244
  Part 1 - Maxime 245 to Maxime 266
  Part 1 - Maxime 267 to Maxime 300

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Baltasar Gracián

"On ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux."