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Baltasar Gracian Quotes

Baltasar Gracian quotes about good

Spanish Philosopher January 8, 1601 – December 6, 1658

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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
Baltasar Gracian quote: "Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil."
Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil. Baltasar Gracian
Nature and art: The material and the workmanship. There is no beauty unaided, no excellence that does not sink to the barbarous, unless saved by art: It redeems the bad and perfects the good. Because nature commonly forsakes us at her best, take refuge in art. The best in nature is raw without art, and the excellent is lacking if it lacks culture. Without cultivation everyone is a clown and needs polish, fine attributes notwithstanding. Baltasar Gracian
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
A person of your century: Great persons are of their time. Not all were born into a period worthy of them, and many so born failed to benefit by it. Some merited a better century, for all that is good does not always triumph. Fashions have their periods and even the greatest virtues, their styles. But the philosopher, being ageless, has one advantage: Should this not prove the right century, many to follow will. Baltasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracian quote: "Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one."
Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one. Baltasar Gracian
Two kinds of people are good at foreseeing danger: those who have learned at their own expense, and the clever people who learn a great deal at the expense of others. Baltasar Gracian
Folly consists not in committing Folly, but in being incapable of concealing it. All men make mistakes, but the wise conceal the blunders they have made, while fools make them public. Reputation depends more on what is hidden than on what is seen. If you can’t be good, be careful. Baltasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracian quote: "Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check."
Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check. Baltasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracian quote: "One should cultivate good habits of memory, for it is capable..."
One should cultivate good habits of memory, for it is capable of making existence a Paradise or an Inferno. Baltasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracian quote: "Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will..."
Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way. Baltasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracian quote: "It is good to vary in order that you may frustrate the..."
It is good to vary in order that you may frustrate the curious, especially those who envy you. Baltasar Gracian

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