“Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.”
Dreams
“Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance.”
KnowledgeAll Quotes by Baltasar Gracian
“Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.”
Hope“True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.”
Knowledge“Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best for that we must have recourse to art.”
Art“Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.”
Friendship“Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.”
Anger“The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.”
Jealousy“Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.”
Alone“When desire dies, fear is born.”
Fear“Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance.”
Knowledge“He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.”
Alone“Work is the price which is paid for reputation.”
Work“A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.”
Age“Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.”
Courage“Always leave something to wish for otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.”
Happiness“Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.”
Respect“Know or listen to those who know.”
Motivational“Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.”
Best“Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching.”
Teacher“The things we remember best are those better forgotten.”
Best