Maxioms by Baltasar Gracian
It is good to vary in order that you may frustrate the curious, especially those who envy you. - The read more
It is good to vary in order that you may frustrate the curious, especially those who envy you. - The Oracle.
He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything. - read more
He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything. - The Art of Worldly Wisdom, 1647.
A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.
A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.
Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance. - read more
Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance. - The Art of Worldy Wisdom, 1647.
A wise man learns more from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
A wise man learns more from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
