Baltasar Gracian Quotes

No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.

It's really important to find a humble approach to your own creative work, your own business work. To recognize that you can't do everything yourself.

I think I've always been pretty shameless about seeking out people much smarter and much more experienced than me from the very beginning.

I'm a coachable person. I don't like to lead myself. I've been taught by great people, and I was able to listen to them.

It is sometimes a point of as much cleverness to know to make good use of advice from others as to be able give good advice to oneself.

No man is so foolish but may give another good counsel sometimes; and no man is so wise, but may easily err, if he will take no others counsel but his own. But very few men are wise by their own counsel; or learned by their own teaching. For he that was only taught by himself had a fool to his master.

Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment.

When I speak of family, I immediately think of a support system who can give you a reality check when you need it: a mirror reflection of myself. I believe that we are a result of our family - the people who encourage us and tell us the truth about who we are which helps us to grow through their advice and wisdom.

I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there.

The best advice comes from people who don't give advice.

I've got plenty of advice from a number of other actors. Me? I don't give advice.

Humility is becoming a lost art, but it's not difficult to practice. It means that you realize that others have been involved in your success.

But what we all have to learn is that we can't do everything ourselves.

He who can take advice is sometimes superior to him who can give it.

I might not be very smart, but I surround myself with smart people.

It's wonderful to work with someone with mentor status.

Football is such a team sport, so no one individual does it. No one coach or no one assistant coach or no one player, it's a great team sport, so I don't get carried away with a bunch of accolades.

I don't look at myself as a leader. I do look at myself as part of a community.

Where there are many counsellors there is safety.

Don't let your heart get big because of your knowledge. Take counsel with the ignorant as well as with the scholar.

I learned early on that success is best if it is shared.

I came to believe that a leader isn't good because they're right; they're good because they're willing to learn and to trust.

The beauty of having your ego checked as many times as my ego was checked in Newark made me recognize how much I needed other people who were very different than me in order to get big things done.

As I've gotten older, I've become much more effective at seeking and accepting help and bringing other people into the discussion. You start to understand that you can't control or fix everything on your own.

I'm a big expert in boxing, but in politics I'm a beginner, so I try to use other people's experience. I read books; I'm not afraid to ask for advice.