There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but he is excelled.
Baltasar GracianOne should cultivate good habits of memory, for it is capable of making existence a Paradise or an Inferno.
Baltasar GracianWhat is not seen is as if it was not. Even the Right does not receive proper consideration if it does not seem right.
Baltasar GracianMany of the things that bring delight should not be owned. They are more enjoyed if another's, than if yours; the first day they give pleasure to the owner, but in all the rest to the others: what belongs to another rejoices doubly, because it is without the risk of going stale and with the satisfaction of freshness. . . the possession of things not only diminishes their enjoyment, but augments their annoyance, whether shared or not shared.
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