Baltasar Gracian Quotes

Baltasar Gracian

Spanish Philosopher

Born: Jan 8, 1601

Died: Dec 6, 1658

Better Good He Never Wise You

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A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity. Baltasar Gracian

Integrity Lie Single Reputation Destroys Whole

True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing. Baltasar Gracian

Life Friendship Good Blessing True Friendship Evils Strive Find Divides Lifetime True Like Him Without Island Real Real Friend Friend Friends Fortune Desert Desert Island Keep Good Fortune

The wise does at once what the fool does at last. Baltasar Gracian

Wise Fool Once Does Last

Know or listen to those who know. Baltasar Gracian

Motivational Those Know Listen Who

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. Baltasar Gracian

Day You Every Day People Show Off Every Must Some More No-One Over Talent Always Limits His Surprising Discovers Off Left Up Person Expectations Stop Little Show Who Each Each Day Novelty Ever Keeps

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose. Baltasar Gracian

Man Anger Lose Nothing Never Contend Who

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

You Anger Will Everything Temper Never Wrong Anything

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

Jealousy Win Once Envied Envious Die Oft Applause

Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being applauded when you arrive - for that is common - but being missed when you leave. Baltasar Gracian

You People Matters Favorable Missed Leave Arrive Tragic Very Beginnings Endings Often Common Being Fortunate Applauded

Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment. Baltasar Gracian

Great Every Increasingly Ability Develops New Reveals Itself Assignment

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

Evil Other Invariably Never Open Greater Door After Lesser

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

Seem Most Judged Pass Jackets Things

Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check. Baltasar Gracian

Hope Good Great Judgment Good Judgment Check Keep Her

He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well. Baltasar Gracian

Satisfied Back He Well His Turns Thirst

Evil report carries further than any applause. Baltasar Gracian

Evil Further Carries Than Report Any Applause

Begin with another's to end with your own. Baltasar Gracian

Own Another End Begin Your

It is good to vary in order that you may frustrate the curious, especially those who envy you. Baltasar Gracian

Good You Envy Those Vary Curious May Order Frustrate Who

A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are. Baltasar Gracian

Man Others Honour Sees Never He Never Forget Because Forget Should

Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one. Baltasar Gracian

Hope Good Gratitude Memory Good Memory Bad Bad One

When desire dies, fear is born. Baltasar Gracian

Fear Born Dies Desire

Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone. Baltasar Gracian

Wisdom Alone Wise World Better Rest Mad Than

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