Baltasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracián y Morales, SJ, formerly Anglicized as Baltazar Gracian, was a Spanish Jesuit and baroque prose writer and philosopher. He was born in Belmonte, near Calatayud. His writings were lauded by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth8 January 1601
CountrySpain
add littles said
Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.
truth minorities truth-is
Truth is for the minority.
greatness enemy danger
Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.
judgement fool conviction
Every fool stands convinced; and everyone convinced is a fool. The faultier a person's judgement the firmer their convictions.
anger angry-feelings temper
Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.
lying knowledge knowing
True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.
behavior ifs
Always act as if you were seen.
friendship enemy provoked
Friends provoked become the bitterest of enemies.
friends self circumstances
Few are the friends of a mans self, most those of his circumstances.
pounds wit prudence
An ounce of prudence is worth a pound of cleverness.
respect self-esteem self-worth
Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.
truth integrity lying
A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.
helping-others perspective matter
Help others solve their problems; standing farther away, you can often see matters more clearly than they do. . . The greatest service you can render someone else is helping him or her help themselves.
keys fire may
Watchfulness is the only guard against cunning. Be intent on his intentions. Many succeed in making others do their own affairs, and unless you possess the key to their motives you may at any moment be forced to take their chestnuts out of the fire to the damage of your own fingers.