“Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.”
Source: The Art of Worldly Wisdom
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Famous Baltasar Gracian Quotes
“Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.”
“Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.”
Source: The Art of Worldly Wisdom
“A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.”
“It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.”
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“Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.”
“Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.”
Source: The Art of Worldly Wisdom
“Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art.”
Source: The Art of Worldly Wisdom
“Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.”
Source: The Art of Worldly Wisdom
“When desire dies, fear is born.”
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“He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.”
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“Life is a warfare against the malice of others.”
Source: The Art of Worldly Wisdom
“The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.”
Source: The Art of Worldly Wisdom