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List of Baltasar Gracian Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 237 inspiring quotes by Baltasar Gracian.

About Baltasar Gracian

  • Born: January 8, 1601
  • Died: December 6, 1658
  • Occupation: Writer
    • Not he that adorns but he that adores makes a divinity.
    Divinity Adore
    The heaven of the envied is hell for the envious. [...because they focus on what they don't have rather than being grateful for what they have, which is always better than some others.]
    Gratitude Grateful Focus
    It is a novel kind of supremacy, the best that life can offer, to have as servants by skill those who by nature are our masters.
    Work Skills Kind
    Fools rush in through the door; for folly is always bold.
    Doors Stupidity Fool
    There are certain inessential activities-moths of precious time-and it is worse to busy yourself with the trivial than to do nothing.
    Busy Certain Precious Time
    Be known for pleasing others, especially if you govern them. ruling other has one advantage: you can do more good than anyone else.
    Inspirational Pleasing Others Advantage
    It is therefore an excellent device to acquire knowledge from everybody.
    Excellent Devices Acquire
    Some would be sages if they did not believe they were so already.
    Wisdom Believe Would Be
    Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance.
    Wise Fashion Ignorance
    Tis much to gain universal admiration; more, universal love.
    Love Gains Admiration
    One who was abhorred by all in prosperity is adored by all in adversity.
    Adversity Prosperity
    Few are the friends of a mans self, most those of his circumstances.
    Friends Self Circumstances
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