Baltasar Gracian Quotes

"All that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that."
-Baltasar Gracian in Time quotes.

"Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong."
-Baltasar Gracian

"It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterward."
-Baltasar Gracian in Sleep quotes.

"Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit."
-Baltasar Gracian in Wisdom quotes.

"A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends."
-Baltasar Gracian in Enemies quotes.

"The great art of giving consists in this: the gift should cost very little and yet be greatly coveted, so that it may be the more highly appreciated."
-Baltasar Gracian in Giving quotes.

"Do pleasant things yourself, but unpleasant things through others."
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"The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good."
-Baltasar Gracian in Power quotes.

"Put yourself on view. This brings your talents to light."
-Baltasar Gracian in Talent quotes.

"Know how to ask. There is nothing more difficult for some people, nor for others, easier."
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"True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island..to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing."
-Baltasar Gracian in Friendship quotes.

"Work is the price which is paid for reputation."
-Baltasar Gracian in Work quotes.

"Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it."
-Baltasar Gracian in Politics quotes.

"He who finds Fortune on his side should go briskly ahead, for she is won't to favor the bold."
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"A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity."
-Baltasar Gracian in Lies quotes.

"Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second."
-Baltasar Gracian

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