Baltasar Gracian Quotes about Art

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The great art of giving consists in this the gift should cost very little and yet be greatly coveted, so that it may be the more highly appreciated.

The great art of giving consists in this the gift should cost very little and yet be greatly coveted, so that it may be the more highly appreciated.

Baltasar Gracian

Inspirational, Motivational, Art

Character and intelligence are the poles you talent spins on, displaying your gifts.

Baltasar Gracian

Art, Philosophy, Character

Nature often lets us down when we most need her; let us turn to art.

Baltasar Gracian

Art, Nature, Needs

Keep to yourself the final touches of your art.

Baltasar Gracian

Art, Finals, Artistic

Baltasar Gracian (2006). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.129, Shambhala Publications

Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art.

Baltasar Gracian

Art, Giving, Recourse

Baltasar Gracian (2006). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.8, Shambhala Publications

It takes more to make one sage today than it did to make the seven of Greece. And you need more resources to deal with a single person these days than with an entire nation in times past.

Baltasar Gracian

Art, Philosophy, Past

"Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia". Book by Baltasar Gracián, § 1, 1647.