Character and intelligence are the poles you talent spins on, displaying your gifts. — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
It is profound philosophy to sound the depths of feeling and distinguish traits of character. Men must be studied as deeply as… — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
Do not make Mistakes about Character. That is the worst and yet easiest error. Better be cheated in the price than in… — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
It takes more to make one sage today than it did to make the seven of Greece. And you need more resources… — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which even he has who has… — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self. — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
What is not seen is as if it was not. Even the Right does not receive proper consideration if it does not seem right. — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
It is good to vary in order that you may frustrate the curious, especially those who envy you. — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
Knowing how to keep a friend is more important than gaining a new one. — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
“We have eyelids but not earlids, for the ears are the portals of learning, and Nature wanted to keep them wide open.” — Baltasar Gracián Copy Share Image
