Quotes by spanish authors

Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings. Solomon Ibn Gabirol

Wise Men Earth Kings Wise Men Judges May

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

Depression is rage spread thin. George Santayana

Depression Rage Spread Thin

The world is a perpetual caricature of itself; at every moment it is the mockery and the contradiction of what it is pretending to be. George Santayana

World Pretending Every Caricature Perpetual Itself Contradiction Mockery Moment

Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men. George Santayana

Best People Men Virtuous Friends Low

To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say. George Santayana

People Pay Think Say Rather Know Than Regard Really They Say

All the great evils which men cause to each other because of certain intentions, desires, opinions, or religious principles, are likewise due to non-existence, because they originate in ignorance, which is absence of wisdom. Maimonides

One should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance of good and evil. When he does one good deed the scale is tipped to the good - he and the world is saved. When he does one evil deed the scale is tipped to the bad - he and the world is destroyed. Maimonides

Good Balance Good And Evil World Evil Saved Destroyed Scale Bad See He Equal Himself Does Should Deed Good Deed

You must accept the truth from whatever source it comes. Maimonides

Truth You Whatever Must Accept Source

A closed mouth catches no flies. Miguel de Cervantes

Wisdom Closed Mouth Flies

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all. Miguel de Cervantes

Courage Wealth More He Loses His Friend Much Who

Art distills sensations and embodies it with enhanced meaning. Miguel de Unamuno

Art Embodies Sensations Meaning Enhanced

Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it. Pablo Casals

Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not. Pablo Picasso

Brainy Seen Others Could Asked Why Why Not

Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility. Pablo Picasso

Success Dangerous Others Oneself More Leads Than Begins Success Is Copy

Every positive value has its price in negative terms... the genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima. Pablo Picasso

Positive Genius Negative Value Every Price Leads Terms Hiroshima Einstein

The glory is being happy. The glory is not winning here or winning there. The glory is enjoying practicing, enjoy every day, enjoying to work hard, trying to be a better player than before. Rafael Nadal

Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We shall one day find in Heaven as much rest and joy as we ourselves have dispensed in this life. Saint Ignatius

Life Day Man Joy Rest Liberal Ought Our Our Lord Those One Day Ourselves Has-Been Find Shall Generous Lord Been Stingy Heaven Poor Much Whom Orphans Need

Whenever we think of Christ, we should recall the love that led Him to bestow on us so many graces and favors, and also the great love God showed in giving us in Christ a pledge of His love; for love calls for love in return. Let us strive to keep this always before our eyes and to rouse ourselves to love Him. Saint Teresa of Avila

Love God Great Eyes Christ Giving Before Think Our Pledge Strive Ourselves Favors Great Love Bestow Also Him Return Calls Always His Led Graces Whenever To Love Us Should Many Let Us Keep Rouse Recall

Don't let your sins turn into bad habits. Saint Teresa of Avila

Bad Bad Habits Habits Sins Turn Your