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Should Quotes by Baltasar Gracian
- You should aim to be independent of any one vote, of any one fashion, of any one century.
- When you counsel someone, you should appear to be reminding him of something he had forgotten, not of the light he was unable to see.
- He who finds Fortune on his side should go briskly ahead, for she is wont to favor the bold.
- Many get the repute of being witty but thereby lose the credit of being sensible. Jest has its little hour, seriousness should have all the…
- Many of the things that bring delight should not be owned. They are more enjoyed if another's, than if yours; the first day they give…
- You should avoid making yourself too clear even in your explanations.
- Know how to play the card of contempt. It is the most politic kind of revenge. For there are many of whom we should have…
- A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.
- A beautiful woman should break her mirror early.
- The great art of giving consists in this the gift should cost very little and yet be greatly coveted, so that it may be the…
- Oh life, you should never had begun, but since you did, you should never end
- One should cultivate good habits of memory, for it is capable of making existence a Paradise or an Inferno.
- A person of your century: Great persons are of their time. Not all were born into a period worthy of them, and many so born…
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