A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a 'No,' sweetens truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

Topics: Age Quotes, Funny Quotes

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.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity

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...

Never participate in the secrets of those above you; you think you share the fruit,...

Never participate in the secrets of those above you; you think you share the fruit,...

Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is...

Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is...

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

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

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

Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.

Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.

The wise does at once what the fool does at last.

The wise does at once what the fool does at last.

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

The things we remember best are those better forgotten.

The things we remember best are those better forgotten.

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

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

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...

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...

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

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...

Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink...

Evil report carries further than any applause

Evil report carries further than any applause

Applause waits on success.

Applause waits on success.

Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty.

Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty.

The greatest evil which fortune can inflict on men is to endow them with small...

The greatest evil which fortune can inflict on men is to endow them with small...