A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

Topics: Friends Quotes

Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things...

Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things...

Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.

Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.

Chance has something to say in everything, even how to write a good letter

Chance has something to say in everything, even how to write a good letter

Evil report carries further than any applause.

Evil report carries further than any applause.

There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but...

There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.

Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.

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.

Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.

Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.

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

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

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity

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...

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...

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

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...

When desire dies, fear is born.

When desire dies, fear is born.

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

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