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Famous Baltasar Gracian Quotes
“The wise person finds enemies more useful than the fool does friends .”
“Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.”
“A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.”
“Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance.”
“A man is judged by his friends, for the wise and the foolish have never agreed.”
“The wise persono would rather see others needing him than thanking him.”
“A wise prince must never take things easy in times of peace.”
“There are rules to luck, not everything is chance for the wise; luck can be helped by skill.”
“The greatest wisdom often consist in ignorance.”
“Sometimes it proves the highest understanding not to understand.”
“If you are wise, live as you can; if you cannot, live as you would.”
“Many would be wise if they did not think themselves wise.”
“The wise are always impatient, for he that increases knowledge increases impatience of folly.”