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Baltasar Gracian Quotes

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Spanish Philosopher January 8, 1601 – December 6, 1658

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Recognize things when they are at their best, in their season, and know how to enjoy them then. The works of nature all amount to a peak of perfection; up to it they wax, beyond it they wane. Only in matters of art have a few gone to the point where they might not be improved. It is the mark of cultivated taste to enjoy everything at its best. But all may not do this, and not all who may, know how. Even the fruits of the spirit have their moment of ripeness, and it is well to recognize this,... Baltasar Gracian
The great art of giving consists in this the gift should cost very little and yet be greatly coveted, so that it may be the more highly appreciated. 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
Baltasar Gracian quote: "Be open to suggestion, no one is so perfect that they may not..."
Be open to suggestion, no one is so perfect that they may not need advice from time to time. Baltasar Gracian
Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, in the other that it may not be dismayed. Baltasar Gracian

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