Know or listen to those who know. Baltasar Gracian More Quotes by Baltasar Gracian More Quotes From Baltasar Gracian It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for that would be injustice. Baltasar Gracian too-much would-be littles Censure is like the lightning which strikes the highest mountains. Baltasar Gracian lightning mountain strikes The heaven of the envied is hell for the envious. Baltasar Gracian envious hell heaven Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies. Baltasar Gracian greatness danger enemy To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which you have even if you have nothing else. Baltasar Gracian business inspirational reality If there is nothing left to desire, there is everything to fear, an unhappy state of happiness. Baltasar Gracian states unhappy desire Possession hinders enjoyment. It merely gives you the right to keep things for or from others, and thus you gain more enemies than friends. Baltasar Gracian gains giving enemy All victories breed, and that over your superior is foolish or fatal. Baltasar Gracian victory hate over-you To keep is more important than to make friends. Baltasar Gracian real-friends important real If to talk to oneself when alone is folly, it must be doubly unwise to listen to oneself in the presence of others. Baltasar Gracian folly oneself conversation Hope is a great falsifier of truth. Baltasar Gracian hope To be at ease is better than to be at business. Baltasar Gracian ease work Some would be sages if they did not believe they were so already. Baltasar Gracian wisdom would-be believe Fools rush in through the door; for folly is always bold. Baltasar Gracian fool stupidity doors Know the great men of your age. Baltasar Gracian motivation inspiring men Lies always come first, dragging fools along by their irreparable vulgarity. Truth always lags last, limping along on the arm of time. Baltasar Gracian lag truth time There are certain inessential activities-moths of precious time-and it is worse to busy yourself with the trivial than to do nothing. Baltasar Gracian precious-time certain busy No one demands more caution than a spy, and when someone has the skeleton key to minds, counter him by leaving the key of caution inside, on the other side of the keyhole. Baltasar Gracian skeletons leaving keys Do not make Mistakes about Character. That is the worst and yet easiest error. Better be cheated in the price than in the quality of goods. In dealing with men, more than with other things, it is necessary to look within. To know men is different from knowing things. It is profound philosophy to sound the depths of feeling and distinguish traits of character. Men must be studied as deeply as books. Baltasar Gracian mistake philosophy book Mix a little mystery with everything, for mystery arouses veneration. Baltasar Gracian veneration mystery littles
