Baltasar Gracian

Quotes by Baltasar Gracian

Featured quote“Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.”Baltasar Gracian

Quotes by Baltasar Gracian

“The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.” Baltasar Gracian

“Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.” Baltasar Gracian

“He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.” Baltasar Gracian

“It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for that would be injustice.” Baltasar Gracian

“Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself.” Baltasar Gracian

“Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.” Baltasar Gracian

“When desire dies, fear is born.” Baltasar Gracian

“Work is the price which is paid for reputation.” Baltasar Gracian

“Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise.” Baltasar Gracian

“Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art.” Baltasar Gracian

“Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.” Baltasar Gracian

“Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.” Baltasar Gracian

“The things we remember best are those better forgotten.” Baltasar Gracian

“There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but he is excelled.” Baltasar Gracian

“True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.” Baltasar Gracian

“Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.” Baltasar Gracian

“Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.” Baltasar Gracian

“He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.” Baltasar Gracian

“Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check.” Baltasar Gracian

“There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.” Baltasar Gracian

“Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things are judged by their jackets.” Baltasar Gracian

“Begin with another's to end with your own.” Baltasar Gracian

“Evil report carries further than any applause.” Baltasar Gracian

“Have friends. 'Tis a second existence.” Baltasar Gracian

“I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.” Baltasar Gracian

“One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity.” Baltasar Gracian

“Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it.” Baltasar Gracian

“To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which even he has who has nothing else.” Baltasar Gracian

“To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.” Baltasar Gracian

“To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.” Baltasar Gracian