Baltasar E Quotes & Sayings

A man is judged by his friends, for the wise and the foolish have never agreed. — Baltasar Gracian

All victories breed, and that over your superior is foolish or fatal. — Baltasar Gracian

Many pleasant things are better when they belong to someone else ... When things belong to others, we enjoy them twice as much, without the risk of losing them, and with the pleasure of novelty. — Baltasar Gracian

True friendshipmultiplies 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 a good fortune;to keep him is a blessing — Baltasar Gracian

There is no better remedy for disorder than to let it runs its course; it will then disappear on its own. — Baltasar Gracian

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

The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause. — Baltasar Gracian

Knowing how to keep a friend is more important than gaining a new one. — Baltasar Gracian

It is good to vary in order that you may frustrate the curious, especially those who envy you. — Baltasar Gracian

Share weight and woe, for misfortune falls with double force on him that stands alone. — Baltasar Gracian

Exaggeration is a branch of lying. — Baltasar Gracian

The wise does at once what the fool does at last. — Baltasar Gracian

The hossanas of the multitude can never bring satisfaction to the discerning. Yet there exist those chamaleons of popularity who find their joy, not in the sweet breath of Apollo, but in the smell of the crowd. And not in mind: Do not be taken in by what are miracles to the populace, for the ignorant do not rise above marveling. Thus the stupidity of a crowd is lost in admiration, even as the brain of an individual uncovers the trick. — Baltasar Gracian

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity. — Baltasar Gracian

At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy an ape, at eighty a nothing at all. — Baltasar Gracian

A wise prince must never take things easy in times of peace. — Baltasar Gracian

Not he that adorns but he that adores makes a divinity. — Baltasar Gracian

Avoid outshining the master. All superiority is odious, but the superiority of a subject over his prince is not only stupid, it is fatal. This is a lesson that the stars in the sky teach us - they may be related to the sun, and just as brilliant, but they never appear in her company. — Baltasar Gracian

If you cannot make knowledge your servant, make it your friend. — Baltasar Gracian

The thing about Iceland is that we are trapped there anyway, all of us. We have been trapped there for thousands of years. — Baltasar Kormakur

For a thing to remain undone nothing more is needed than to think of it done. — Baltasar Gracian

Excellence resides in quality, not in quantity. The best is always few and rare; much lowers value. — Baltasar Gracian

Tis much to gain universal admiration; more, universal love. — Baltasar Gracian

All I've done is my job, and I intend to continue doing it. And I'm not especially worried about the criticism that comes from the bench. — Baltasar Garzon

When I made '101 Reykjavik,' people talked about 'Almodovar on ice.' When I made 'The Sea,' people referenced Bergman. — Baltasar Kormakur

Censure is like the lightning which strikes the highest mountains. — Baltasar Gracian

Do not commit yourself to anybody or anything, for that is to be a slave, a slave to every man Above all, keep yourself free of commitments and obligations - they are the device of another to get you into his power — Baltasar Gracian

Don't express your ideas too clearly. Most people think little of what they understand, and venerate what they do not. — Baltasar Gracian

Man's life is militia against man's malice. — Baltasar Gracian

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