Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way. Baltasar Gracian on good
Always leave something to wish for otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness. Baltasar Gracian on happiness
Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one. Baltasar Gracian on hope
Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check. Baltasar Gracian on hope
The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause. Baltasar Gracian on jealousy
Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance. Baltasar Gracian on knowledge
True knowledge lies in knowing how to live. Baltasar Gracian on knowledge
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 life
Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil. Baltasar Gracian on life
Know or listen to those who know. Baltasar Gracian on motivational
The wise does at once what the fool does at last. Baltasar Gracian on motivational
Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best for that we must have recourse to art. Baltasar Gracian on nature
Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself. Baltasar Gracian on patience
Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself. Baltasar Gracian on power
Respect yourself if you would have others respect you. Baltasar Gracian on respect
Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching. Baltasar Gracian on teacher
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 truth
Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone. Baltasar Gracian on wisdom
Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit. Baltasar Gracian on wisdom
Work is the price which is paid for reputation. Baltasar Gracian on work