Baltasar Gracian Quotes

Spanish - Philosopher January 8, 1601 - December 6, 1658

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

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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.

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The wise does at once what the fool does at last.

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

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

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Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being applauded when you arrive - for that is common - but being missed when you leave.

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One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity.

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He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

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Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.

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