Baltasar Gracián Quotes Page 2

“Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose. ”

“Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong. ”

“Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.”

“Never share your secrets with those greater than you.”

“One who was adored by all in prosperity is abhorred by all in adversity.”

“Put yourself on view. This brings your talents to light.”

“Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.”

“Readiness is the mother of luck.”

“Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.”

“Rivalry discovers that courtesy overlooks.”

“Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement.”

“The best skill at cards is knowing when to discard.”

“The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.”

“The most and best of us depend on others; we have to live either among friends or among enemies.”

“The right kind of leisure is better than the wrong kind of work.”

“The things we remember best are those better forgotten. ”

“The wise does at once what the fool does at last.”

“There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but he is excelled.”

“Things are done quickly enough if done well. If just quickly done they can be quickly undone.”

“True knowledge lies in knowing how to live. ”

“We often have to put up with most from those on whom we most depend.”

“When desire dies, fear is born.”

“When you counsel someone, you should appear to be reminding him of something he had forgotten, not of the light he was unable to see.”

“Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit. ”