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

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

Topics: Men And Women Quotes

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

Work is the price which is paid for reputation

Work is the price which is paid for reputation

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...

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

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

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...

Know or listen to those who know.

Know or listen to those who know.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

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...

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much,...

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much,...

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

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

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...

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

Do not carry a spirit of contradiction, for it is to be freighted with stupidity...

Do not carry a spirit of contradiction, for it is to be freighted with stupidity...

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...

Style is an expression of individualism mixed with charisma. Fashion is something that comes after...

Style is an expression of individualism mixed with charisma. Fashion is something that comes after...

There is no fashion for the old.

There is no fashion for the old.

Space is as infinite as we can imagine, and expanding this perspective is what adjusts...

Space is as infinite as we can imagine, and expanding this perspective is what adjusts...

There was never a nation great until it came to the knowledge that it had...

There was never a nation great until it came to the knowledge that it had...