Baltasar Gracian Quotes
Take care to make things turn out well. Some people scruple more over pointing things in the right direction than over successfully reaching their goals. The disgrace of failure outweighs the diligence they showed. A winner is never asked for explanations.
Topics
Success
Goal
People
Strategic Planning
Accountability Avoidance
Achievement Orientation
Effective Execution
Failure Consequences
Goal Achievement
Goal Attainment
Goal Orientation
Performance Mindset
Results-Driven
Strategic Direction
Success Mindset
Winning Mindset
Outcome Focus
Result Driven
Citations
Gracián, Baltasar. The Art of Worldly Wisdom. Translated by Joseph Jacobs, Macmillan and Co., 1892.
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Baltasar Gracián y Morales, S.J., better known as Baltasar Gracián, was a Spanish Jesuit and baroque prose writer and philosopher. He was born in Belmonte, near Calatayud (Aragon). His writings were lauded by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche.