Maxioms by Baltasar Gracian
The more merit, the less affection
The more merit, the less affection
Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance. - read 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. - read 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.
What should move us to action is human dignity: the inalienable dignity of the oppressed, but also the dignity of read 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.
It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for read 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.
