44 Quotes By Baltasar Gracian


A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.
Baltasar Gracian on age

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.
Baltasar Gracian on alone

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

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

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

Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best for that we must have recourse to art.
Baltasar Gracian on art

A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.
Baltasar Gracian on beauty

Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.
Baltasar Gracian on best

Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best for that we must have recourse to art.
Baltasar Gracian on best

The things we remember best are those better forgotten.
Baltasar Gracian on best

To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which even he has who has nothing else.
Baltasar Gracian on business

He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.
Baltasar Gracian on communication

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.
Baltasar Gracian on courage

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.
Baltasar Gracian on dreams

When desire dies, fear is born.
Baltasar Gracian on fear

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.
Baltasar Gracian on friendship

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.
Baltasar Gracian on friendship

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 on friendship

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 on good

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.
Baltasar Gracian on good