Maxioms by Baltasar Gracian
Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment. - The Oracle.
Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment. - The Oracle.
Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up read more
Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself. - The Art of Worldy 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.
Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.
Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.
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.