Baltasar Gracian Quotes
Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art. Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose. Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong. Never have a companion that casts you in the shade. Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it. One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity. Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do. Respect yourself if you would have others respect you. The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause. The things we remember best are those better forgotten. The wise does at once what the fool does at last. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one. There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but he is excelled. Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things are judged by their jackets. Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it. To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which even he has who has nothing else. To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth. To oblige persons often costs little and helps much. True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing. True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.
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