65 Quotations by Baltasar Gracian
- 1. A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, ...
- 2. A beautiful woman should break her mirror early.
- 3. A prudent man will think more important what fate has conceded to him, than what it has denied.
- 4. A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.
- 5. A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
- 6. A wise man learns more from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
- 7. All that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that.
- 8. Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.
- 9. At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog ...
- 10. Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case th ...
- 11. Begin with another's to end with your own.
- 12. Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.
- 13. Do not be inaccessible. None is so perfect that he does not need at times the advice of others. He i ...
- 14. Do pleasant things yourself, but unpleasant things through others.
- 15. Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.
- 16. Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.
- 17. Fortune soon tires of carrying anyone long on her shoulders.
- 18. Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.
- 19. Good things, when short, are twice as good.
- 20. Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.
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