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Baltasar Gracian Quotes

Baltasar Gracian quotes about manly

Spanish Philosopher January 8, 1601 – December 6, 1658

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Baltasar Gracian quote: "A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his..."
A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends. Baltasar Gracian
Keep the extent of your abilities unknown. The wise man does not allow his knowledge and abilities to be sounded to the bottom, if he desires to be honored at all. He allows you to know them but not to comprehend them. No one must know the extent of his abilities, lest he be disappointed. No one ever has an opportunity of fathoming him entirely. For guesses and doubts about the extent of his talents arouse more veneration than accurate knowledge of them, be they ever so great. Baltasar Gracian
At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy an ape, at eighty a nothing at all. Baltasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracian quote: "A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees..."
A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are. Baltasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracian quote: "Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose."
Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose. Baltasar Gracian

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