A Quote by Baltasar Gracian

The wise does at once what the fool does at last.

Baltasar Gracian

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Baltasar Gracian
Spanish - Philosopher
January 8, 1601 - December 6, 1658

A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times.

John Dalberg-Acton

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Niccolo Machiavelli

I made such a fool of myself,” she lamented. “Love does not make you a fool.” “He didn’t love me back.” “That does not make you a fool, either.” “Just tell me …” Her voice cracked. “When does it stop hurting?” “Sometimes never.

Mitch Albom

Like most trends, at the beginning it's driven by fundamentals, at some point speculation takes over. What the wise man does in the beginning, the fool does in the end.

Warren Buffett

A fool does not see the same trees a wise man sees.

Rick Hilles

The fool is not the man who merely does foolish things. The fool is the man who does not know enough to cash in on his foolishness.

Elbert Hubbard

The wise person finds enemies more useful than the fool does friends .

Baltasar Gracian

How comes it that a cripple does not offend us, but a fool does? Because a cripple recognizes that we walk straight, whereas a fool declares that it is we who are silly; if it were not so, we should feel pity and not anger.