Weekly Wisdom - Aphorism 1

1. Everything is at its peak of perfection. This is especially true of the art of making one's way in the world. There is more required nowadays to make a single wise person than formerly to make the Seven Sages of ancient Greece, and more is needed nowadays to make a single person than was required with a whole people in former times.

From "The Art of Worldly Wisdom" by Baltasar Gracian - Written in the seventeenth century, these teachings are strikingly modern in tone and address universal concerns such as friendship, morality, managing emotions, and effective leadership. "The Art of Worldly Wisdom" is for anyone seeking to combine ethical behavior with worldly success.