Quotes by Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom

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Cunning grows in deceit at seeing itself discovered, and tries to deceive with truth itself. — Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom
A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends. — Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom
Be first the master of yourself — Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom
One should cultivate good habits of memory, for it is capable of making existence a Paradise or an Inferno. — Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom
A beautiful woman should break her mirror early. — Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom
Harness the imagination: Sometimes curbing her, sometimes giving her rein, for she is the whole of happiness. She sets t — Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom
Memory is not only unruly, leaving us in the lurch when most needed, but stupid as well, putting its nose into places wh — Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom
For the advice in a joke is sometimes more useful than the most serious teaching. — Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom
Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it. — Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom
The best skill at cards is knowing when to discard. — Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom
There are rules to luck, not everything is chance for the wise; luck can be helped by skill. — Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom
Say farewell to luck when winning. It is the way of the gamblers of reputation. Quite as important as a gallant advance — Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom
Rivalry discovers that courtesy overlooks. — Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom