Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they…

Baltasar Gracian
136 citations
Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, in the other that it may not be dismayed. ✨ Baltasar Gracian (2006). The Art of Worldly Wisdom, p.82, Shambhala Publications
Philosophy
17

More Author Quotes

The best remedy for disturbances is to let them run their course, for so they quiet down. ✨ Baltasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracián y Morales (2004). The Art of Worldly Wisdom, p.78, Shambhala Publications
Be known for pleasing others, especially if you govern them. Ruling other has one advantage: you can do more good than anyone else.
Never risk your reputation on a single shot, for if you miss the loss is irreparable.
Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.
Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself. ✨ The Art of Worldy Wisdom. Book by Baltasar Gracián, 1647.

Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, in the other that it may not be dismayed. ✨ Baltasar Gracian (2006). The Art of Worldly Wisdom, p.82, Shambhala Publications

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes