Baltasar Gracian Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: spanish
  • Birth: January 8, 1601 - December 6, 1658

Topics

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Cigarettes are not a part of human behaviour, they are a habit.

Joe Eszterhas

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My business has doubled in ways I couldn't have imagined.

Matthew Lesko

BusinessWaysImagined

In the '80s, 'Dreamgirls' was our 'Hamilton.' It was cutting-edge, and it was what made me want to do theater.

Angela Robinson

MeWantMadeOurTheaterHamilton

If someone announces me as a 'Christian rapper,' there's still an 'Eh, no thanks.' But perceptions are starting to change.

Andy Mineo

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Theatre is a playground. It really is, and we should use that playground more.

John Tiffany

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When I graduated from cooking school, I went to work at Stars, which was one of my favorite restaurants in the country at the time, and that's where I really learned to cook and to taste food in a discerning way.

Steve Ells

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If you don't believe in winning, you don't believe in free enterprise, capitalism, our way of life.

Tom Landry

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But the idea of a man making his living by writing seemed, in that hardy environment, so fantastic that even today I am sometimes myself assailed by a feeling of unreality.

Robert E. Howard

TodayMyselfManI AmWritingIdea

Sarah Palin - now don't laugh - is writing a book. Not just reading a book, writing a book. Actually, in the word of the publisher, she's 'collaborating' on a book. What an embarrassment! It's one of these 'I told you,' books that jocks do.

Chris Matthews

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Ric Flair, as great was and a hard worker as he was, he just tends to get lost in the ring.

Bret Hart

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I like hearing other writers just about the way they approach writing. It gives me energy for my own work. It's weird; I'm always taking notes about fiction when I'm listening to people talk about craft.

Antonya Nelson

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Anyone who says they don't enjoy the Army is mad - you can spend a week hating it and the next week it could be the best thing in the world and the best job you could ever, ever wish for. It has got so much to offer.

Prince Harry

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