Quotes by : Baltasar Gracián

The great art of giving consists in this the gift should cost very little and yet be greatly coveted,....

The most and best of us depend on others we have to live either among friends or among enemies.

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

The truths that matter most to us come always half spoken.

He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.

Be first the master of yourself

Harness the imagination: Sometimes curbing her, sometimes giving her rein, for she is the whole of happiness.....

True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without....

We have eyelids but not earlids, for the ears are the portals of learning, and Nature wanted to keep....

Know how to choose. Most things in life depend on it. You need good taste and an upright judgement intelligence....