Baltasar Gracian Quotes - Page 2

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• Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

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  Respect, Self Esteem, Self Worth

  Baltasar Gracian (2006). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.156, Shambhala Publications

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• When you counsel someone, you should appear to be reminding him of something he had forgotten, not of the light he was unable to see.

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  Light, Advice, Forgotten

  "The Art of Worldly Wisdom". Book by Baltasar Gracián. Maxim 7, 1647.

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• Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

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  School, Reflection, Self

  Baltasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracián y Morales (2004). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.39, Shambhala Publications

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• The truth is generally seen, rarely heard.

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  Truth Is, Heard

  Baltasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracián y Morales (2004). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.45, Shambhala Publications

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• Keep the extent of your abilities unknown.The wise man does not allow his knowledge and abilities to be sounded to the bottom, if he desires to be honored at all. He allows you to know them but not to comprehend them. No one must know the extent of his abilities, lest he be disappointed. No one ever has an opportunity of fathoming him entirely. For guesses and doubts about the extent of his talents arouse more veneration than accurate knowledge of them, be they ever so great.

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  Wise, Opportunity, Men

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• To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

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  Friendship, True Friend, Real

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• Know how to use evasion. That is how smart people get out of difficulties.

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  Smart, People, Advice

  Baltasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracián y Morales (2004). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.42, Shambhala Publications

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• A prudent man will think more important what fate has conceded to him, than what it has denied.

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  Fate, Men, Thinking

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• Silence is the sanctuary of prudence.

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  Silence, Sanctuary, Prudence

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• A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

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  Inspirational, Wise, Knowledge

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• Never participate in the secrets of those above you; you think you share the fruit, and you share the stones - the confidence of a prince is not a grant, but a tax

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  Confidence, Thinking, Secret

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

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  Add, Littles, Said

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• Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.

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  Gambling, Casinos, Quitting

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• Superiority is always detested.

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  Superiority

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• Do not be held a cheat, even though it is impossible to
  live today without being one. Let your greatest cunning lie in covering up what
  looks like cunning.

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  Lying, Live For Today, Covering

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• He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

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  Solitude, Sage, Beast

  Baltasar Gracian (2006). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.55, Shambhala Publications

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• Be first the master of yourself

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  Wisdom, Understanding, Firsts

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• He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.

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  Water, Thirst, Wells

  Baltasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracián y Morales (2004). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.3, Shambhala Publications

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• All men are idolators, some of fame, others of self-interest, most of pleasure.

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  Men, Self, Fame

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• The things we remember best are those better forgotten.

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  Memories, Remember, Forgotten

  Baltasar Gracian (2006). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.106, Shambhala Publications

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• Do not make mistakes about character. Better be cheated in the price than in the quality of goods.

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  Mistake, Character, Quality

  Baltasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracián y Morales (2004). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.90, Shambhala Publications

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• The wise persono would rather see others needing him than thanking him.

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  Wise, Thanking Him, Advice

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• To overvalue something is a form of lying.

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  Lying, Form

  "The Art of Worldly Wisdom". Book by Baltasar Gracián. Maxim 41, 1647.

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• Excellence resides in quality, not in quantity. The best is always few and rare; much lowers value.

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  Excellence, Quality, Quantity

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• A beautiful woman should break her mirror early.

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  Beauty, Beautiful, Mirrors

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