Quote of Baltasar Gracian - Know or listen to those who...

Biography - Baltasar Gracian:

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

Quote

Know or listen to those who know.”
Baltasar Gracian

to know

Translation

(French, German)

Savoir ou écouter ceux qui savent.”
Baltasar Gracian

Einsicht haben, oder den anhören, der sie hat.”
Baltasar Gracian

Quotes for: to know:

We know accurately only when we know little; with knowledge, doubt increases.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Maxims and Reflections

Knowing is not enough; we must apply.
Willing is not enough; we must do.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
Isaac Asimov

I know that I know nothing.”

to know

Mistakes are, after all, the foundations of truth, and if a man does not know what a thing is, it is at least an increase in knowledge if he knows what it is not.”
Carl Gustav Jung

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.”
Immanuel Kant

All for: to know...

Baltasar Gracian also said...

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.”
Baltasar Gracian - The Art of Worldly Wisdom

There are hurricanes in human affairs, tempests of passion, when it is wise to retire to a harbor and ride it out at anchor. Remedies often make diseases worse.”
Baltasar Gracian - The Art of Worldly Wisdom

There is no higher rule than that over oneself, over one's impulses: there is the triumph of free will.”
Baltasar Gracian - The Art of Worldly Wisdom

oneself

Silence is the sanctuary of prudence.”
Baltasar Gracian - The Art of Worldly Wisdom

It is the fool's misfortune to fail in obtaining the position, the employment, the neighbourhood, and the circle of friends that suit him.”
Baltasar Gracian - The Art of Worldly Wisdom

friendship

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.”
Baltasar Gracian

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