027: How To Become The Greatest Version Of Yourself - Baltasar Gracián from Becoming Antifragile

027: How To Become The Greatest Version Of Yourself - Baltasar Gracián

46 minutes Posted May 5, 2024 at 10:45 am.

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Baltasar Gracian, the polymath

We only understand the beauty of life at death

To do philosophy well is to meditate on your mortality

The only thing you own is your virtue, nothing else

Why you need to cultivate contemplation in your life

Practical effects of knowing yourself

To know happiness you must know sadness

Choose your friends and what you do with care

Live a heroic life through excellence

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Lessons from 'A Pocket Mirror for Heroes' by Baltasar Gracián

Baltasar Gracián (1601 - 1658) was a Spanish Jesuit, writer, and philosopher. Nietzsche, Voltaire, Schopenhauer, and more love his writings. Gracián's work continues to influence political and moral philosophy.

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