It is good to vary in order that you may frustrate the curious, especially those who envy you.

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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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...

Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he...

Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he...

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.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

When desire dies, fear is born.

When desire dies, fear is born.

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...

Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check.

Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check.

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 wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.

Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some...

Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some...

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...

We often have to put up with most from those on whom we most depend.

We often have to put up with most from those on whom we most depend.

Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise.

Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise.

Work is the price which is paid for reputation

Work is the price which is paid for reputation

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...

Begin with another's to end with your own.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.

He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.