Quotations
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Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Everything has now reached its perfection, and the accomplished person the highest level.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Intellect and natural talent.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Do not reveal yourself or disclose your intentions.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Knowledge and courage work together to make great people.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Disprove the faults attributed to your nation.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Never lose respect for yourself.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
A person who chooses well.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Never lose your temper.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Diligent and intelligent.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Make people want your presence and miss you when you are absent.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
A person who knows how to wait.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Find good ways out of difficulties.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Reflective people are the most dependable.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Measure your efforts according to the people you deal with.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Good sense.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Excel in what is excellent.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Make use of good tools.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Know how to spare yourself distress.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Refined taste.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Plan carefully before undertaking something.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Know how to refuse.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Always make yourself necessary.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
A person at the height of perfection.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Take great care not to outshine your master.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
A person who never lets passion take over.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Fortune and renown.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Associate with people from whom you can learn.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Nature and art; material and craftsman.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Act sometimes subtly, sometimes directly.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
The thing and the manner.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Do not let the voices of fame praise you too highly.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Make yourself loved by everyone.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Never exaggerate.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Speak like ordinary people, but think like the wise.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Be in harmony with great people.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
A judicious and perceptive person.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Reflect without overdoing it.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Correct your antipathy.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Make use of other minds to assist you.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Knowledge and upright intention.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Do not always follow the same approach.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Diligence and natural talent.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
A person in their own century.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
The art of good fortune.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Be without blemish.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Moderate your imagination.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Be an upright person.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Be perceptive in understanding.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Find each person's weak point.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Have nothing vulgar about you.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Know the fortunate, so you can make use of them, and the unfortunate, so you can keep away from them.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Have a reputation for pleasing everyone.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Know how to withdraw.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Know your strength.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Know the essence and the right time of things, and know how to use them.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Weigh things according to their true value.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Assess your fortune and your strength before embarking on any undertaking.Quotation by Baltasar Gracián
Know how to restrain yourself in good fortune.Quotation by Seneca
But what of it? I do not consider a man poor if he is content, however little he has left.Quotation by Seneca
You will depend less on tomorrow if you make sure of today.Quotation by Seneca
Dear Lucilius, everything else is borrowed; time alone is ours.Quotation by Seneca
While we put it off, life passes by.