The quotations of

Baltasar Gracián

Aragonese Jesuit and baroque prose writer and philosopher in Castilian language

1601–1658

22 quotes, most often on Truth & Lies, Wisdom and Friendship. Part of the Philosophers collection.

Better to be cheated by the price than by the merchandise.
The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1647), Maxim 157 (p. 89)
- Business
- Money
The right kind of leisure is better than the wrong kind of work.
The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1647), Maxim 247
- Work
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.
The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1647), Maxim 7 (p. 4)
- Advice
If you cannot make knowledge your servant, make it your friend.
The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1647), Maxim 15 (p. 9)
- Knowledge
Knowing how to keep a friend is more important than gaining a new one.
The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1647), Maxim 158 (p. 90)
- Friendship
Not believing others implies that you yourself are deceitful. The liar suffers twice: he neither believes nor is believed.
The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1647), Maxim 154 (p. 87)
- Truth & Lies
Some die because they feel everything, others because they feel nothing. Some are fools because they suffer no regrets, and others because they do.
The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1647), Maxim 208 (p. 118)
- Emotion

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