Baltasar Gracian Quotes - Page 5

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• Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things are judged by their jackets.

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  Appearance, Jackets, Seems

  Baltasar Gracian (2006). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.52, Shambhala Publications

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• The best skill at cards is knowing when to discard.

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  Letting Go, Skills, Knowing

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• Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some novelty left over. The person who displays a little more of it each day keeps up expectations, and no one ever discovers the limits of his talent.

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  People, Expectations, Each Day

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• Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

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  Friendship, Real Friends, Advice

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• Possession hinders enjoyment. It merely gives you the right to keep things for or from others, and thus you gain more enemies than friends.

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  Giving, Enemy, Gains

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• The great art of giving consists in this the gift should cost very little and yet be greatly coveted, so that it may be the more highly appreciated.

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  Inspirational, Motivational, Art

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• The greatest fool is he who thinks he is not one and all others are.

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  Thinking, Fool

  Baltasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracián y Morales (2004). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.115, Shambhala Publications

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• Truth is for the minority.

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  Truth, Minorities, Truth Is

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  The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.

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  Jealousy, Winning, Envy

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• It is a great misfortune to be of use to nobody; scarcely less to be of use to everybody.

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  Use, Usefulness, Misfortunes

  Baltasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracián y Morales (2004). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.49, Shambhala Publications

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• An ounce of prudence is worth a pound of cleverness.

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  Pounds, Wit, Prudence

  "The Art of Worldly Wisdom". Book by Baltasar Gracián, Maxim 92, 1647.

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• It is more offensive to outshine in dignity than in personal attractions.

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  Dignity, Offensive, Attraction

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• Some are satisfied to stand politely before the portals of Fortune and to await her bidding; better those who push forward, who employ their enterprise, who on the wings of their worth and valor seek to embrace luck, and to effectively gain her favor.

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  Wings, Luck, Bidding

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• Wise men appreciate all men, for they see the good in each and know how hard it is to make anything good.

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  Wise, Respect, Men

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• Politeness and a sense of honor have this advantage: we bestow them on others without losing a thing.

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  Honor, Losing, Advantage

  "The Art of Worldly Wisdom". Book by Baltasar Gracián. Maxim 118, 1647.

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• There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but he is excelled.

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  Excellence, Excellent, Teach

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• Share weight and woe, for misfortune falls with double force on him that stands alone.

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  Fall, Giving, Weight

  Baltasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracián y Morales (2004). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.149, Shambhala Publications

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• The heaven of the envied is hell for the envious.

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  Heaven, Hell, Envious

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• Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.

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  Gratitude, Memories, Good Memories

  Baltasar Gracian (2006). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.4, Shambhala Publications

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• Mediocrity obtains more with application than superiority without it.

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  Mediocrity, Application, Superiority

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• Many pleasant things are better when they belong to someone else. When things belong to others, we enjoy them twice as much, without the risk of losing them, and with the pleasure of novelty.

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  Risk, Novelty, Losing

  "The Art of Worldly Wisdom". Book by Baltasar Gracián. Maxim 263, 1647.

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• Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise.

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  Wise, Good Luck, Luck

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• We live by information, not by sight.

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  Knowledge, Sight, Information

  Baltasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracián y Morales (2004). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.45, Shambhala Publications

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• Two kinds of people are good at foreseeing danger: those who have learned at their own expense, and the clever people who learn a great deal at the expense of others.

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  Clever, Two, People

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• You have to appear wiser and more prudent than is required by the people you are dealing with if you want to give a high opinion of yourself.

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  People, Giving, Want

  Baltasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracián y Morales (2004). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.145, Shambhala Publications

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