At 20 a man is a peacock, at 30 a lion, at 40 a camel, at 50 a serpent, at 60 a dog, at 70 an ape, and at 80 nothing.

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.

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...

Begin with another's to end with your own.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.

The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.

The things we remember best are those better forgotten.

The things we remember best are those better forgotten.

A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds...

A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds...

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.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for 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...

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

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...

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.

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,...

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

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

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...

Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.

Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

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...