What did Baltasar Gracian mean by: The wise person finds enemies more useful than the fool does friends . - Baltasar Gracian Writer · Spain Copy
+ Wisdom and courage make mutual contributions to greatness. Feraz Zeid, August 8, 2023December 12, 2023, Baltasar Gracian, Contribution, Greatness, Mutual, 0 - Baltasar Gracian Writer · Spain
+ A man is judged by his friends, for the wise and the foolish have never agreed. Feraz Zeid, December 27, 2023January 10, 2024, Baltasar Gracian, Friendship, Wise, 0 - Baltasar Gracian Writer · Spain
+ The wise are always impatient, for he that increases knowledge increases impatience of folly. Explain Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 10, 2024, Baltasar Gracian, Impatience, Wisdom, Wise, 0 - Baltasar Gracian Writer · Spain
+ A gilded No is more satisfactory than a dry Yes. Feraz Zeid, July 13, 2023January 10, 2024, Baltasar Gracian, Dry, 0 - Baltasar Gracian Writer · Spain
+ An ounce of prudence is worth a pound of cleverness. Feraz Zeid, June 7, 2023December 12, 2023, Baltasar Gracian, Pounds, Prudence, Wit, 0 - Baltasar Gracian Writer · Spain
+ Nature often lets us down when we most need her; let us turn to art. Feraz Zeid, December 27, 2023January 10, 2024, Baltasar Gracian, Art, Nature, 0 - Baltasar Gracian Writer · Spain
+ Not he that adorns but he that adores makes a divinity. Feraz Zeid, October 25, 2023December 26, 2023, Baltasar Gracian, Adoration, Divinity, 0 - Baltasar Gracian Writer · Spain
+ He who laughs at everything is as big a fool as he who weeps at everything. Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 10, 2024, Baltasar Gracian, Fool, Laughing, Laughter, 0 - Baltasar Gracian Writer · Spain
The constancy of the wise is only the art of keeping disquietude to one’s self. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
Numberless arts appear foolish whose secret motives are most wise and weighty. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
A wise man neither suffers himself to be governed, nor attempts to govern others. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
If it be true that a man is rich who wants nothing, a wise man is a very rich man. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable. - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
