Baltasar Gracián, The Art Of Worldly Wisdom Quotes
Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.
A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
One should cultivate good habits of memory, for it is capable of making existence a Paradise or an Inferno.
Cunning grows in deceit at seeing itself discovered, and tries to deceive with truth itself.
Memory is not only unruly, leaving us in the lurch when most needed, but stupid as well, putting its nose into places where it is not wanted.
For the advice in a joke is sometimes more useful than the most serious teaching.
