Baltasar Gracian Quotes

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

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for that would be injustice.

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BetterYouInjusticeToo MuchLittle

It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it.

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GreatWaitingLuckSkillKnowGuide

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

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FriendshipYouNeverShadeCompanion

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.

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TalkingOthersContentLeaveAct

Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check.

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GoodHopeGreatJudgmentCheckHer

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

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LittleCostsObligeMuchOften

Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some novelty left over. The person who displays a little more of it each day keeps up expectations, and no one ever discovers the limits of his talent.

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DayTalentPeopleLimitsYouPerson

Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.

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AngerYouWrongWillNeverAnything

Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art.

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NatureArtBestUsMustVery

Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things are judged by their jackets.

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ThingsSeemPassJacketsMost

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

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RespectYourselfYouOthersWould

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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PeopleYouMissedMattersLeave

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