Quotes by : Baltasar Gracián

There are rules to luck, not everything is chance for the wise; luck can be helped by skill.

The best skill at cards is knowing when to discard.

Memory is not only unruly, leaving us in the lurch when most needed, but stupid as well, putting its....

Say farewell to luck when winning. It is the way of the gamblers of reputation. Quite as important as....

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

Be first the master of yourself

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

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

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

For the advice in a joke is sometimes more useful than the most serious teaching.