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
door greater invariably lesser open spanish-philosopher
Never open the door to the lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.
greatness contribution mutual
Wisdom and courage make mutual contributions to greatness.
teamwork greatness team-work
The path to greatness is along with others.
courtesy manners great-person
Courtesy is the politic witchery of great personages.
knowledge greatness turns
Knowledge and courage take turns at greatness.
greatness enemy danger
Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.
great guide piece skill waiting
It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck, even while waiting for it
art great sell wind
It is a great art to know how to sell wind
argument opponent side taken wrong
Don't take the wrong side in an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side
man spanish-philosopher
At 20 a man is a peacock, at 30 a lion, at 40 a camel, at 50 a serpent, at 60 a dog, at 70 an ape, and at 80 nothing.
harm spirit weak
A weak spirit does more harm than a weak body.
forty judgment thirty twenty
At twenty the will rules, At thirty the intellect, At forty the judgment
destroys integrity lie reputation single
A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity
fools half laughs
One half the world laughs at the other, and fools are they all