Baltasar Gracián said this quote

“ We have eyelids but not earlids, for the ears are the portals of learning, and Nature wanted to keep them wide open. ”

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Never compete with someone who has nothing to lose.

~ Baltasar Gracián

The truths that matter most to us come always half spoken.

~ Baltasar Gracián

Cunning grows in deceit at seeing itself discovered, and tries to deceive with truth itself.

~ Baltasar Gracián

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

~ Baltasar Gracián