To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time — Baltasar Gracián
There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but he is excelled. — Baltasar Gracián
Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness. — Baltasar Gracián
A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything — Baltasar Gracián
It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck, even while waiting for it. — Baltasar Gracián
Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching. — Baltasar Gracián