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

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

Work is the price which is paid for reputation

Work is the price which is paid for reputation

Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement.

Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

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...

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.

Know or listen to those who know.

Know or listen to those who know.

A beautiful woman should break her mirror early

A beautiful woman should break her mirror early

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.

Know or listen to those who know

Know or listen to those who know

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,...

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.

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

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

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...

Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being...

Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being...

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

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