Baltasar Gracian Quotes
Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.
Baltasar Gracian
Spanish prose writer
The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.
Baltasar Gracian
Spanish prose writer
Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.
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Spanish prose writer
Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.
Baltasar Gracian
Spanish prose writer
Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art.
Baltasar Gracian
Spanish prose writer
At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy an ape, at eighty a nothing at all.
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Spanish prose writer
The things we remember best are those better forgotten.
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Spanish prose writer
Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.
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Spanish prose writer
When desire dies, fear is born.
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Spanish prose writer
It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it.
Baltasar Gracian
Spanish prose writer
Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check.
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Spanish prose writer
Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.
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Spanish prose writer
A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.
Baltasar Gracian
Spanish prose writer
A beautiful woman should break her mirror early.
Baltasar Gracian
Spanish prose writer
Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some novelty left over. The person who displays a little more of it each day keeps up expectations, and no one ever discovers the limits of his talent.
Baltasar Gracian
Spanish prose writer
Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.
Baltasar Gracian
Spanish prose writer
A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.
Baltasar Gracian
Spanish prose writer
Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise.
Baltasar Gracian
Spanish prose writer
Evil report carries further than any applause.
Baltasar Gracian
Spanish prose writer
Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.
Baltasar Gracian
Spanish prose writer
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