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Baltasar Gracian
Know or listen...
Know or listen to those who know.
Source: In Quotations of Wit and Wisdom, ed. &...
Self-reflection is the...
Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.
Source: The Art of Worldly Wisdom,...
Always leave something...
Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very...
Mediocrity obtains more...
Mediocrity obtains more with application than superiority without it.
Source:...
Things do not...
Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things are judged by their...
All that really...
All that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that.
Mix a little...
Mix a little mystery with everything, for mystery arouses veneration.
Source: In...
Aspire rather to...
Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.
Source: In
Tis by no...
'Tis by no means the least of life's rules: To let things alone.
Source: In...
Don't take the...
Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right...
To be at...
To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which even he has who has...
Never do anything...
Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.
Let the first...
Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.
Source: In
Good things, when...
Good things, when short, are twice as good.
Source: The Art of Worldly...
Never contend with...
Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.
Source: In Quotations of Wit and...
True knowledge lies...
True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.
Source: In
Better mad with...
Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.
Source: In Webster's...
Never open the...
Never open the door to the lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after...
Little said is...
Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.
A single lie...
A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.
Source: In Webster's...