Baltasar Gracian Quotes - Page 8

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• To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.

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  Imitation, Equal, Predecessors

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• The wise person finds enemies more useful than the fool does friends .

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  Wise, Enemy, Doe

  "The Art of Worldly Wisdom". Book by Baltasar Gracián, Aphorism 84, 1647.

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• No one demands more caution than a spy, and when someone has the skeleton key to minds, counter him by leaving the key of caution inside, on the other side of the keyhole.

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  Skeletons, Keys, Leaving

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• A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.

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  Truth, Men, Never Forget

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• Few are the friends of a mans self, most those of his circumstances.

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  Friends, Self, Circumstances

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• The sage never seems to know his own merits, for only by not noticing them can you call others' attention to them.

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  Attention, Sage, Merit

  Baltasar Gracian (2006). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.50, Shambhala Publications

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• What the multitude says, is so, or soon will be so.

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  Human Nature, Multitudes

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• He who finds Fortune on his side should go briskly ahead, for she is wont to favor the bold.

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  Favors, Sides, Should

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• They make the greatest show of what they have done, who have done least.

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  Integrity, Done, Shows

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• Put yourself on view. This brings your talents to light.

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  Strength, Views, Light

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• To keep is more important than to make friends.

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  Real, Real Friends, Important

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

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  Greatness, Enemy, Danger

  Baltasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracián y Morales (2004). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.48, Shambhala Publications

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• Everything foreign is respected, partly because it comes from afar, partly because it is ready made and perfect.

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  Perfect, Afar, Made

  Baltasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracián y Morales (2004). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.114, Shambhala Publications

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• Knowledge without wisdom is double folly.

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  Wisdom, Folly

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• I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

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  Self Improvement, Obscure, Strive

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• He who puts off nothing till tomorrow has done a great deal.

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  Procrastination, Done, Putting Things Off

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• To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which you have even if you have nothing else.

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  Inspirational, Business, Reality

  "The Art of Worldly Wisdom".

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• The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.

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  Power, Justice, Diversity

  Baltasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracián y Morales (2004). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.164, Shambhala Publications

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• There is no desert like being friendless.

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  Desert, Friendless

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

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  Creativity, Originality, Ends

  Baltasar Gracian (2006). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.58, Shambhala Publications

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• Most do violence to their natural aptitude, and thus attain superiority in nothing.

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  Violence, Aptitude, Natural

  Baltasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracián y Morales (2004). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.20, Shambhala Publications

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• Friendship multiplies blessings and...soothes the soul.

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  Friendship, Blessing, Soul

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• There is no revenge like oblivion, for it is the entombment of the unworthy in the dust of their own nothingness.

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  Revenge, Dust, Oblivion

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• Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.

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  Inspirational, Motivational, Suicide

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• The happy are an exception who enjoy innocently their simple happiness.

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  Simple, Enjoy, Simple Happiness

  Baltasar Gracian (2006). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.144, Shambhala Publications

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