A beautiful woman should break her mirror early

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

Topics: Beauty Quotes, Men And Women Quotes, Women Quotes

The more merit, the less affection

The more merit, the less affection

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.

Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.

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,...

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

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.

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

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

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...

Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.

Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.

A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others...

A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others...

Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy;...

Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy;...

A beautiful woman should break her mirror early.

A beautiful woman should break her mirror early.

Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to...

Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to...

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.

At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel,...

At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel,...

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

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...

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...