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
light advice forgotten
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.
time truth lag
Truth always lags behind, limping along on the arm of Time.
motivation men age
Know the great men of your age.
eye deception ears
Deceit comes in through the ears, but usually leaves through the eyes.
wise enemy fool
The wise person finds enemies more useful than the fool does friends .
usa haze
La galantería y la honra tienen esta ventaja, que se quedan: aquélla en quien la usa, ésta en quien la haze.
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.
strong heart trust-your-heart
Trust your heart, especially when it is a strong one.
future deeds tomorrow
It is a great deed to leave nothing for tomorrow.
nature art needs
Nature often lets us down when we most need her; let us turn to art.
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.