Baltasar Gracian Quotes

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• Don't lie, but don't tell the whole truth.

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  Lying, Don't Lie, Whole

  "'Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia' ('The Art of Worldly Wisdom')". Book by Baltasar Gracián, Maxim 181, 1647.

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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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• Don't express your ideas too clearly. Most people think little of what they understand, and venerate what they do not.

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  Thinking, Ideas, People

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• No' and 'Yes' are words quickly said, but they need a great amount of thought before you utter them.

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  Needs, Opinion, Said

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• Every fool stands convinced; and everyone convinced is a fool. The faultier a person's judgement the firmer their convictions.

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  Judgement, Fool, Conviction

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• Superiority is always detested.

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  Superiority

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• Life is a warfare against the malice of others.

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  Warfare, Life Is, Malice

  Baltasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracián y Morales (2004). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.7, Shambhala Publications

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• The greatest service you can render someone else is helping him help himself.

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  Helping

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• One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity.

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  Opportunity, Arriving, Arrivals

  Baltasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracián y Morales (2004). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.31, Shambhala Publications

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• Put a grain of boldness into everything you do.

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  Success, Perseverance, Being Yourself

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• It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

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  Lying, Sleep, Awake At Night

  Baltasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracián y Morales (2004). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.86, Shambhala Publications

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• Folly consists not in committing Folly, but in being incapable of concealing it. All men make mistakes, but the wise conceal the blunders they have made, while fools make them public. Reputation depends more on what is hidden than on what is seen. If you can’t be good, be careful.

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  Wise, Mistake, Men

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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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• Self knowledge is the beginning of self improvement.

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  Self, Self Improvement, Improvement

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

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• Knowing how to keep a friend is more important than gaining a new one.

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  Knowing, Important

  "The Art of Worldly Wisdom". Book by Baltasar Gracián. Maxim 158, 1647.

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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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• Be first the master of yourself

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  Wisdom, Understanding, Firsts

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• We have more days to live through than pleasures. Be slow in enjoyment, quick at work, for men see work ended with pleasure, pleasure ended with regret.

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  Regret, Men, Pleasure

  Baltasar Gracian (2006). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.71, Shambhala Publications

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• When a man's knowledge is deep, he speaks well of an enemy. Instead of seeking revenge, he extends unexpected generosity. He turns insult into humor, ... and astonishes his adversary who finds no reason not to trust him.

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  Revenge, Men, Generosity

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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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• Take care to make things turn out well. Some people scruple more over pointing things in the right direction than over successfully reaching their goals. The disgrace of failure outweighs the diligence they showed. A winner is never asked for explanations.

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  Success, Goal, People

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• A beautiful woman should break her mirror early.

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  Beauty, Beautiful, Mirrors

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• The wise does at once what the fool does at last.

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  Motivational, Wise, Wisdom

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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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• 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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