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Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way. - Baltasar Gracian

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Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

Baltasar Gracian

Biography

Author Profession: Philosopher

Nationality: Spanish

Born: January 8, 1601

Died: December 6, 1658

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Friedrich Nietzsche, Confucius, Aristotle, Lao Tzu, Plato, Socrates, Albert Camus, Sun Tzu

Topics

Dreams, Get, Good, Kick, Long, Long Way, Nowhere, Pants, Take, Way, Will, You

Quotes to Explore

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity. - Baltasar Gracian

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity. Baltasar Gracian

Integrity, Lie, Reputation, Single

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. Baltasar Gracian

Life, Friendship, Good, Friend, Blessing

A beautiful woman should break her mirror early. - Baltasar Gracian

A beautiful woman should break her mirror early. Baltasar Gracian

Beautiful, Mirror, Woman, Early, Her

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

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

Wise, Man, Fool, Wise Man, Friends, More

The wise does at once what the fool does at last. - Baltasar Gracian

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

Motivational, Wise, Fool, Last, Once

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. Baltasar Gracian

Day, People, Talent, Expectations, You

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

Dog, Man, Lion, Seventy, Sixty, Thirty

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil. - Baltasar Gracian

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil. Baltasar Gracian

Life, Friendship, Good, Evil, Divides

Know or listen to those who know. - Baltasar Gracian

Know or listen to those who know. Baltasar Gracian

Motivational, Know, Listen, Those, Who

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side. Baltasar Gracian

Argument, Right, Wrong, Just Because

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

Anger, You, Wrong, Never, Will, Temper

Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment. Baltasar Gracian

Great, New, Ability, Assignment, Itself

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

Waiting, Great, Luck, Know, Skill, Guide

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

Nature, Best, Art, Us, Must, Very

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