Baltasar Gracián

There is more required today to make a single man wise than formerly to make Seven Sages.

To, co łatwe rób, jakby było trudne, to co trudne rób, jakby było łatwe.

Do not show your wounded finger, for everything will knock up against it.

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it..

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.

Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.

Know how to ask. There is nothing more difficult for some people. Nor for others, easier.

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

Bez odwagi, mądrość nie zrodzi owoców.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

Ludzie są gorsi od najokrutniejszych zwierząt.