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

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it.

Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it.

Evil report carries further than any applause.

Evil report carries further than any applause.

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

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...

Nothing arouses ambition so much in the heart as the trumpet-clang of another's fame.

Nothing arouses ambition so much in the heart as the trumpet-clang of another's fame.

The things we remember best are those better forgotten.

The things we remember best are those better forgotten.

Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.

Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity.

One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity.

A beautiful woman should break her mirror early.

A beautiful woman should break her mirror early.

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

Evil report carries further than any applause

Evil report carries further than any applause

Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.

Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.

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.

It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even...

It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even...

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

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.

A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his...

A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his...

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.