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Baltasar Gracian

Quote of Baltasar Gracian - Fortune is weary to carry one...


Biography - Baltasar Gracian:

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

Fortune is weary to carry one and the same man always upon her shoulders.


Note 

Note




Quote source: The Art of Worldly Wisdom

Wikisource - Baltasar Gracián - L’Homme de cour (fr) 




Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
La fortune se lasse de porter toujours un même homme sur son dos.

German
Das Glück wird es müde, einen so lange auf den Schultern zu tragen.




See also 

See also...



Fortune only changes for those who do not know how to conform to their times.

Man can climb to the highest summits; but he cannot dwell there long.




Quotes

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True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.





Know or listen to those who know.





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





Hope is a great falsifier of truth.





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.





There is no higher rule than that over oneself, over one's impulses: there is the triumph of free will.












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