Biography of Balthasar Gracian

The wise appreciates everyone, because in each he notices the good. Not every truth can be said: to keep silent about one for yourself, about the other - for the sake of the other. Do not flaunt everything you have - no one will surprise anyone the next day. Do not chase many, strive for depths. The essence of greatness is not a quantity, but quality. Excellent is always single and rare; What is much, the price is small.

Do not let yourself get into the obligations to everyone and everyone - you will become a slave, and universal ... Better let many depend on you than to depend on one. Do not wait until the water approaches the throat, go in advance; With a mature thought, prevent the cruelty of the blows. Do not lie, but not to tell the whole truth. Nothing requires such a careful treatment as the truth - this is bloodletting from our very heart.

Do not refuse immediately, let the disappointment enter a drop. Do not believe your friend’s mistakes, and even, if it were possible, it’s better not to know about them yourself. Do not succumb to vulgar mood change. The one who is not subject to whims is great. Not a gilder creates a deity, but a fan. You do not know how to bear the burden of adversity - you exacerbate their severity.

Some value books on their volume, they are accurately written for the exercise of the hands, not the mind. Never find a fight with someone who has nothing to lose: this is an unequal duel.

Oh [edit] communicate with those from whom you can learn. May your communication with friends be a school of knowledge, and a conversation is an elegant pleasant training: look at friends as mentors and season the benefits of enjoyment from the conversation. Some friends are good in the distance, others are close to; Anyone who is not very suitable for conversation is excellent in correspondence.

The distance smooths out flaws unbearable with close communication. From the marriage of fantasy with desire, something more is born than life permits. There are very few people who would be able to do good; Almost everyone knows how to do evil. P Understand life and understanding people is far from the same. Great wisdom is to comprehend the characters and capture moods.

Before you start a joke, you need to know the limit of patience from someone you want to play a trick on. In case of bad weather, it is better to fold your hands and wait until the storm settles; You will retreat now - you will win later. The stream will be muddied from the breeze, and the water will become transparent not in your efforts, but when you get away from it.

There is no better remedy for troubles than to give them to go their own way - everything will be settled somehow. R reasonable more benefits from enemies than a fool from friends. With your restraint, you will derive the restraint of another of the borders - then his desires will be discovered, although his heart was impenetrable. Know how to control yourself, so that you will not be condemned for inconsistency in happiness or misfortune, but they would be divided by the height of the spirit.

A courteous way not to refuse directly is to change the conversation. X want respect - do not start with insult. The worst enemies are from former friends; They hit your weaknesses, one led, in the most vulnerable place. H [edit] a person costs as much as others will appreciate him. A person who knows how to wait. He must have great courage and considerable patience. Never in a hurry and do not get excited.

Learn to rule yourself, then you will rule others. It is necessary to go to a favorable occasion in long ways of time.