Baltasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracián y Morales, SJ, formerly Anglicized as Baltazar Gracian, was a Spanish Jesuit and baroque prose writer and philosopher. He was born in Belmonte, near Calatayud. His writings were lauded by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth8 January 1601
CountrySpain
nature art needs
Nature often lets us down when we most need her; let us turn to art.
beauty art excellence
There is no beauty unaided, no excellence that does not sink to the barbarous, unless saved by art.
art philosophy past
It takes more to make one sage today than it did to make the seven of Greece. And you need more resources to deal with a single person these days than with an entire nation in times past.
art finals artistic
Keep to yourself the final touches of your art.
art philosophy character
Character and intelligence are the poles you talent spins on, displaying your gifts.
time truth lag
Truth always lags behind, limping along on the arm of Time.
eye deception ears
Deceit comes in through the ears, but usually leaves through the eyes.
patience no-patience retiring
Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself.
future deeds tomorrow
It is a great deed to leave nothing for tomorrow.
helping
The greatest service you can render someone else is helping him help himself.
mountain lightning strikes
Censure is like the lightning which strikes the highest mountains.
cities beast wild-beasts
The truest wild beasts live in the most populous places.
annoyed greed
When everyone covets something, they are easily annoyed by it.
real real-friends existence
Have Friends. 'Tis a second existence.