“Some are satisfied to stand politely before the portals of Fortune and to await her bidding better those who push forward who employ their enterprise who on the wings of their worth and valor seek to embrace luck and to effectively gain her favor.”
Baltasar Gracian“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“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