Quotes by : Baltasar Gracián

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

Rivalry discovers that courtesy overlooks.

Respect yourself is you would have others respect you.

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

Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.

One should cultivate good habits of memory, for it is capable of making existence a Paradise or an Inferno.....

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

A beautiful woman should break her mirror early.

Deal with people from whom you can learn

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