“Respect yourself is you would have others respect you.”
Baltasar Gracián“He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.”
Baltasar Gracian“Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.”
Baltasar Gracian“Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.”
Baltasar Gracian“Know or listen to those who know.”
Baltasar Gracian“The wise does at once what the fool does at last.”
Baltasar Gracian“Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.”
Baltasar Gracian“The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.”
Baltasar Gracian“Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.”
Baltasar Gracian“Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance.”
Baltasar Gracian“Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise.”
Baltasar Gracian