Baltasar Gracian Quotes

Evil report carries further than any applause.
Baltasar Gracian

Evil, Applause, Carries

Have friends. 'Tis a second existence.
Baltasar Gracian

Friends, Second, Existence

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.
Baltasar Gracian

Become, Strive, Obscure

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

Injustice, Courtesy, Courteous

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

Evil, After, Door

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

Time, Through, Before

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

Time, Word, Add

Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it.
Baltasar Gracian

Show, Office, Dignity

To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which even he has who has nothing else.
Baltasar Gracian

Time, Business, Nothing

To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.
Baltasar Gracian

Worth, Equal, Twice

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.
Baltasar Gracian

Often, Costs, Persons

We often have to put up with most from those on whom we most depend.
Baltasar Gracian

Put, Often, Depend

A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.
Baltasar Gracian

Beauty, Age, Good

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Biography

Nationality: Spanish

Type: Philosopher

Born: January 8, 1601

Died: December 6, 1658

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