“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.”
AloneAll Quotes by Baltasar Gracian
“The wise does at once what the fool does at last.”
Motivational“The things we remember best are those better forgotten.”
Best“Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.”
Dreams“Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.”
Best“Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.”
Anger“Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.”
Friendship“True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.”
Knowledge“Know or listen to those who know.”
Motivational“He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.”
Alone“Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.”
Respect“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“Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.”
Anger“Work is the price which is paid for reputation.”
Work“True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune to keep him is a blessing.”
Friendship“Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best for that we must have recourse to art.”
Art“Always leave something to wish for otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.”
Happiness“Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.”
Hope