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Baltasar Gracián
Baltasar Gracián föddes den January 8th 1601 och dog den 6 December 1658 - leading Spanish exponent of conceptism.
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 Nothing arouses ambition so much in the heart as the trumpet-clang of another's fame. |
| One deceit needs many others, and so the whole house is built in the air and must soon come to the ground |
| One half the world laughs at the other, and fools are they all |
| One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity. |
| Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do. |
| Respect yourself if you would have others respect you |
| Sometimes it proves the highest understanding not to understand |
| The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause. |
| The greatest fool is he who thinks he is not one and all others are |
| The greatest wisdom often consists in ignorance. |
| The more merit, the less affection |
| 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. |
| The path to greatness is along with others. |
| The pillow is a silent Sibyl, and it is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards |
| The secret of patience is doing something else in the meanwhile |
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Proverb (1469552 st) Search
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Authors (167535 st) Search
Photos (4592 st)
Born (10495 st)
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Toplists (6 st)
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