Baltasar Gracian Quotes
(1 - 10 of 19)A wise man learns more from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
A wise man learns more from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.
He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.
What should move us to action is human dignity: the inalienable dignity of the oppressed, but also the dignity of more
What should move us to action is human dignity: the inalienable dignity of the oppressed, but also the dignity of each of us. We lose dignity if we tolerate the intolerable.
The more merit, the less affection
The more merit, the less affection
Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.
Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.
Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance. - more
Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance. - The Art of Worldy Wisdom, 1647.
He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything. - more
He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything. - The Art of Worldly Wisdom, 1647.
It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for more
It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for that would be injustice.
Time and I against any two.
Time and I against any two.
Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.
Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.
