Quotes by Gracian, Baltasar

"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."

Gracian, Baltasar on age and aging   

"When desire dies, fear is born."

Gracian, Baltasar on desire   

"A wise man learns more from his enemies than a fool from his friends."

Gracian, Baltasar on enemies
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"The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause."

Gracian, Baltasar on envy
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"Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other ones invariably slink in after it."

Gracian, Baltasar on evil   

"There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but he is excelled."

Gracian, Baltasar on excellence   

"Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose."

Gracian, Baltasar on fights and fighting
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"Never have a companion that casts you in the shade."

Gracian, Baltasar on friends and friendship   

"Have friends. 'Tis a second existence."

Gracian, Baltasar on friends and friendship   

"Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil."

Gracian, Baltasar on friends and friendship
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"He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well."

Gracian, Baltasar on gratitude   

"Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one."

Gracian, Baltasar on gratitude
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"Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one."

Gracian, Baltasar on heroes and heroism
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"To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth."

Gracian, Baltasar on imitation   

"Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone."

Gracian, Baltasar on insanity
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"True knowledge lies in knowing how to live."

Gracian, Baltasar on knowledge   

"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."

Gracian, Baltasar on leisure   

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

Gracian, Baltasar on anger   

"Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose."

Gracian, Baltasar on losers and losing   

"Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second."

Gracian, Baltasar on love   

"It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it."

Gracian, Baltasar on luck   

"Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise."

Gracian, Baltasar on luck   

"One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity."

Gracian, Baltasar on opportunity   

"Begin with another's to end with your own."

Gracian, Baltasar on originality   

"The wise does at once what the fool does at last."

Gracian, Baltasar on procrastination
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"Respect yourself if you would have others respect you."

Gracian, Baltasar on self-esteem
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"To oblige persons often costs little and helps much."

Gracian, Baltasar on service   

"Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one."

Gracian, Baltasar on speakers and speaking   

"The wise man does at once what the fool does finally."

Gracian, Baltasar on action   

"A beautiful woman should break her mirror early."

Gracian, Baltasar on beauty
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"Good things, when short, are twice as good."

Gracian, Baltasar on brevity
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"There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one."

Gracian, Baltasar on words   

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

Gracian, Baltasar on courtesy   

"Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies."

Gracian, Baltasar on anger
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