Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way. – Baltasar Gracian
Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit. – Baltasar Gracian
To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which even he has who has nothing else. – Baltasar Gracian
The things we remember best are those better forgotten. – Baltasar Gracian
Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best for that we must have recourse to art. – Baltasar Gracian
Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong. – Baltasar Gracian
Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose. – Baltasar Gracian
Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone. – Baltasar Gracian
He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything. – Baltasar Gracian
A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself. – Baltasar Gracian
