Popular Quotes by Baltasar Gracian

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• The sage has one advantage: He is immortal. If this is not his century, many others will be.

  Baltasar Gracian#Wisdom 121

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• A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

  Baltasar Gracian#Fool 102

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• Politeness is the chief sign of culture.

  Baltasar Gracian#Politeness 73

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• Put a grain of boldness in everything you do.

  Baltasar Gracian#Boldness 70

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• There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

  Baltasar Gracian#Words 68

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• Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.

  Baltasar Gracian#Gratitude 67

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• It is more offensive to outshine in dignity than in personal attractions.

  Baltasar Gracian#Dignity 67

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• It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

  Baltasar Gracian#Afterwards 66

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• Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself.

  Baltasar Gracian#Power 65

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• Evil report carries faster than any applause.

  Baltasar Gracian#News 65

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