"The white, the Hispanic, the black, the Arab, the Jew, the woman, the Native American, the small farmer, the businessperson, the environmentalist, the peace activist, the young, the old, the lesbian, the gay and the disabled make up the American quilt."
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
A beautiful woman should break her mirror early. Baltasar Gracian
A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity. Baltasar Gracian
A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends. Baltasar Gracian
Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one. Baltasar Gracian
At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy an ape, at eighty a nothing at all. Baltasar Gracian
Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, in the other that it may not be dismayed. Baltasar Gracian
Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone. Baltasar Gracian
Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way. Baltasar Gracian
Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance. Baltasar Gracian
Fortune pays you sometimes for the intensity of her favors by the shortness of their duration. She soon tires of carrying any one long on her shoulders. Baltasar Gracian
Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil. Baltasar Gracian
Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment. Baltasar Gracian
Watchfulness is the only guard against cunning. Be intent on his intentions. Many succeed in making others do their own affairs, and unless you possess the key to their motives you may at any moment be forced to take their chestnuts out of the fire to the damage of your own fingers. Baltasar Gracian
