~ Baltasar Gracian Quotes ~

[MysteRy]

One deceit needs many others and so the whole house is built in the air and must soon come to the ground.

[MysteRy]

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

[MysteRy]

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil. Tis the sole remedy against misfortune the very ventilation of the soul.

[MysteRy]

At twenty a man is a peacock at thirty a lion at forty a camel at fifty a serpent at sixty a dog at seventy an ape at eighty nothing at all.

[MysteRy]

Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep in the other that it may not be dismayed.

[MysteRy]

There is no wilderness like a life without friends; friendship multiplies blessings and minimizes misfortunes; it is a unique remedy against adversity and it soothes the soul.

[MysteRy]

True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends for life without friends is like life on a desert island….to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

[MysteRy]

Some are satisfied to stand politely before the portals of Fortune and to await her bidding; better those who push forward who employ their enterprise who on the wings of their worth and valor seek to embrace luck and to effectively gain her favor.