Baltasar Gracian Quotes

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

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  Helping

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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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• 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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• Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

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  Wisdom, Courage, Fruit

  "'Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia' ('The Art of Worldly Wisdom')". Book by Baltasar Gracián, §4, 1647.

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• Always act as if you were seen.

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  Behavior, Ifs

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

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  Motivational, Wise, Wisdom

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• The liar suffers twice: he neither believes nor is believed.

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  Liars, Lying, Believe

  "The Art of Worldly Wisdom". Book by Baltasar Gracián. Maxim 154, 1647.

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• Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.

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  Inspirational, Life, Doors

  Baltasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracián y Morales (2004). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.18, Shambhala Publications

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• Mix a little mystery with everything, for mystery arouses veneration.

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  Littles, Mystery, Veneration

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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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• 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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• Do not be inaccessible. None is so perfect that he does not need at times the advice of others. He is an incorrigible ass who will never listen to any one. Even the most surpassing intellect should find a place for friendly counsel. Sovereignty itself must learn to lean. There are some that are incorrigible simply because they are inaccessible: They fall to ruin because none dares to extricate them. The highest should have the door open for friendship; it may prove the gate of help. A friend must be free to advise, and even to upbraid, without feeling embarrassed.

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  Fall, Should Have, Doors

  Baltasar Gracian (2006). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.59, Shambhala Publications

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• Hear, see, and be silent.

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  Silence, Silent

  Baltasar Gracian (2006). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.105, Shambhala Publications

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• Do not commit yourself to anybody or anything, for that is to be a slave, a slave to every man Above all, keep yourself free of commitments and obligations - they are the device of another to get you into his power

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  Commitment, Slave, Obligation

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• Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.

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  Anger, Angry Feelings, Temper

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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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• 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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