It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the...

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the...

Have friends. 'Tis a second existence.

Have friends. 'Tis a second existence.

To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.

To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a...

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a...

He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.

He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.

Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to...

Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to...

The more merit, the less affection

The more merit, the less affection

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not...

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not...

Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things...

Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things...

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to...

To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to...

True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends,...

True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends,...

A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds...

A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds...

There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but...

There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but...

Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.

Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the...

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the...

The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than the most...

The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than the most...

There is no good in arguing with the inevitable The only argument available with an...

There is no good in arguing with the inevitable The only argument available with an...

Nothing sways the stupid more than arguments they can't understand

Nothing sways the stupid more than arguments they can't understand

Politics calls for robust debate and criticism, but this should never descend to personal and...

Politics calls for robust debate and criticism, but this should never descend to personal and...