Lies always come first, dragging fools along by their irreparable vulgarity. Truth always lags last, limping along on the arm of time. — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds… — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
Do not be held a cheat, even though it is impossible to live today without being one. Let your greatest cunning lie… — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
“Look beneath the surface. Things are usually very different from how they initially appeared, and ignorance, which didn't look beneath the surface,… — Baltasar Gracián Copy Share Image
“41 Never exaggerate. It isn’t wise to use superlatives. They offend the truth and cast doubt on your judgment. By exaggerating, you… — Baltasar Gracián Copy Share Image
“Never exaggerate. It is a matter of great importance to forego superlatives, in part to avoid offending the truth, and in part… — Baltasar Gracián 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
