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Jesuit, Schriftsteller, Hochschullehrer, Rektor, "El político Don Fernando el Católico", "El Discreto" (Spanien, 1601 - 1658).

Balthasar Gracián y Morales · Geburtsdatum · Sterbedatum

Balthasar Gracián y Morales wäre heute 423 Jahre, 3 Monate, 20 Tage oder 154.608 Tage alt.

Geboren am 08.01.1601 in Belmonte de Calatayud
Gestorben am 06.12.1658 in Tarazona de Aragón
Sternzeichen: ♑ Steinbock

• It is a great deed to leave nothing for tomorrow.

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• It is as hard to tell the truth as to hide it.

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• It is impossible to live without brains, either one's own or borrowed.

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• It is more offensive to outshine in dignity than in personal attractions.

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• Knowledge and courage take turns at greatness.

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• Knowledge without wisdom is double folly.

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• Like love, courage is no joking matter. If it yields once, it will have to yield again, and again. The same difficulty will have to be conquered later on, and it would have been better to get it over with.

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• Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.

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• Mediocrity obtains more with application than superiority without it.

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• Nature often lets us down when we most need her; let us turn to art.

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• Politeness is the chief sign of culture.

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• Possession hinders enjoyment. It merely gives you the right to keep things for or from others, and thus you gain more enemies than friends.

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• Put a grain of boldness in everything you do.

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• Quit while you're ahead. Al the best gamblers do.

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• Share weight and woe, for misfortune falls with double force on him that stands alone.

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• Success rarely brings satisfaction.

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• Superiority is always detested.

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• Take care to make things turn out well. Some people scruple more over pointing things in the right direction than over successfully reaching their goals. The disgrace of failure outweighs the diligence they showed. A winner is never asked for explanations.

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• The best remedy for disturbances is to let them run their course, for so they quiet down.

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• The passions are the humors of the mind, and the least excess sickens our judgment. If the disease spreads to the mouth, your reputation will be in danger.

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