“Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching.”
— Baltasar Gracian
Author: Baltasar Gracian
Category: teacher
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Better mad with the rest of the
“Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.”
— Baltasar Gracian
Author: Baltasar Gracian
Category: wisdom
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Friendship multiplies the good of life and
“Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.”
— Baltasar Gracian
Author: Baltasar Gracian
Category: life
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When desire dies, fear is born.
“When desire dies, fear is born.”
— Baltasar Gracian
Author: Baltasar Gracian
Category: fear
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A bad manner spoils everything, even reason
“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
Author: Baltasar Gracian
Category: beauty
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Dreams will get you nowhere, a good
“Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.”
— Baltasar Gracian
Author: Baltasar Gracian
Category: good
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Nature scarcely ever gives us the very
“Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art.”
— Baltasar Gracian
Author: Baltasar Gracian
Category: best
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A bad manner spoils everything, even reason
“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
Author: Baltasar Gracian
Category: age
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True friendship multiplies the good in life
“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
Author: Baltasar Gracian
Category: life
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He that can live alone resembles the
“He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.”
— Baltasar Gracian
Author: Baltasar Gracian
Category: alone
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Hope is a great falsifier. Let good
“Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check.”
— Baltasar Gracian
Author: Baltasar Gracian
Category: hope
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