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Baltasar Gracian

Quote of Baltasar Gracian: Self-reflection is the school of wisdom....


Biography - Baltasar Gracian:

Spanish Jesuit and philosopher.
Born: 1601 - Died: 1658
Period:
17th century
Place of birth: Spain
Spain

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
C'est une leçon de prudence de réfléchir sur soi-même.

German
Beobachtung seiner selbst ist eine Schule der Weisheit.




See also 

See also...



Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.

Learn to know yourself, and descend into yourself.

'Know yourself' is the whole of science. Only at the end of the perception of all things will man have recognized himself. For things are only the borders of man.

I went in search of myself.

One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least serves as a rule of life, and there is nothing better.

Keep looking straight forward to the goal to which Nature is leading you, Universal Nature through what befalls you, and your own nature by what has to be done by yourself.




Quotes for: oneself


Quotes

Quotes about oneself:


It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves.





Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself.





The best means of learning to know oneself is seeking to understand others.





A happy life, therefore, is one which is in accordance with its own nature.





The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.





Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.











Quotes

Baltasar Gracian also said...


True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.





Know or listen to those who know.





Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement.





Freedom is more precious than any gifts for which you may be tempted to give it up.





When in doubt, follow the suit of the wise and prudent.





We live to know and to know ourselves.












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