Author of quotes: Baltasar Gracian-and-Morales. Page 1

Look of love, which comes not so much from the heart as from the mind - it is something a decent person.

The envious die not once, but as much as praise can hear the opponent.

Desire - a measure of value. Good taste suggests even bodily thirst to foment, but not to satisfy; well, yeah a little - doubly good. The second time everything seems much worse. The abundance of the hurting pleasure, instills disgust even centuries recognized greatness. The right way to be pleasant to seize the appetite in the moment when his hunger was ignited, and to leave under goldcom. Oh, if he get annoyed, the better for impatient desire, rather than from an unfortunate satiety: the pleasure gained is doubly sweet.

Better to be crazy with all than wise alone.

Some people value books for their size, just they are written for hand exercise, not of mind.

Whom nothing angry, has no heart, and insensitive cannot be a person.

Two things kill people: stupidity and debauchery. Some lost their lives because the store could not, and others because they did not want.

To understand life and to understand people - not one and the same. Great wisdom - to comprehend the characters and to capture the mood.

Silence is the altar of caution.

The truth is dangerous, but a man of honor can not Express it: it is here that you need art.

Some good friends in the distance, others near; one who is not very suitable for conversation, is excellent in the correspondence. Distance smooths out flaws intolerable in close communication.

Out of compassion for the loser not to incur the disfavor lucky. The happiness of one often rests on the misfortune of others; don't be defeated, there would be taken up. Losers usually inspire pity this pathetic charity we would like to compensate the injustice of Fortune.

Never act in the heat of passion - to do wrong.

When you lead a conversation or an argument, take it as if you were playing chess.