Baltasar Gracian Quotes About Evil
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Know what is evil, no matter how worshipped it may be. Let the man of sense not mistake it, even when clothed in brocade, or at times crowned in gold, because it cannot thereby hide its hypocrisy, for slavery does not lose its infamy, however noble the master.
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Nothing is good for him for whom nothing is bad.
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Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.
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Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.
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True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.
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Evil report carries further than any applause.
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