Quotes by Baltasar Gracian

Work is the price which is paid for reputation.

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When desire dies, fear is born.

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We often have to put up with most from those on whom we most depend.

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True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

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To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

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To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.

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To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to...

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Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it.

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Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things...

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There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but...

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There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

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The wise does at once what the fool does at last.

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