65 Quotations by Baltasar Gracian
- 21. Have friends. 'Tis a second existence.
- 22. He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.
- 23. He who finds Fortune on his side should go briskly ahead, for she is wont to favor the bold.
- 24. Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.
- 25. Hurry is the weakness of fools.
- 26. If you are wise, live as you can; if you cannot, live as you would.
- 27. It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it.
- 28. It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to al ...
- 29. It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterward.
- 30. It requires as much caution to tell the truth as to conceal it.
- 31. Keep to yourself the final touches of your art.
- 32. Know how to ask. There is nothing more difficult for some people, nor for others, easier.
- 33. Knowledge without courage is sterile.
- 34. Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.
- 35. Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.
- 36. Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise.
- 37. Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.
- 38. Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.
- 39. Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.
- 40. Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.
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