Baltasar Gracian Quotes About Losing

Quotes about: Losing

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

  Baltasar Gracian

  Wisdom, War, Anger

• Many pleasant things are better when they belong to someone else. When things belong to others, we enjoy them twice as much, without the risk of losing them, and with the pleasure of novelty.

  Baltasar Gracian

  Risk, Novelty, Losing

  "The Art of Worldly Wisdom". Book by Baltasar Gracián. Maxim 263, 1647.

• Politeness and a sense of honor have this advantage: we bestow them on others without losing a thing.

  Baltasar Gracian

  Honor, Losing, Advantage

  "The Art of Worldly Wisdom". Book by Baltasar Gracián. Maxim 118, 1647.

• Treat your enemies with courtesy, and you'll see how valuable it really is. It costs little but pays a nice dividend: those who honor are honored. Politeness and a sense of honor have this advantage: we bestow them on others without losing a thing.

  Baltasar Gracian

  Nice, Honor, Enemy

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