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

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

Topics: Action Quotes, Being Content Quotes

Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.

Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.

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...

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.

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

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

When desire dies, fear is born.

When desire dies, fear is born.

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...

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.

He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.

One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity.

One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity.

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

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

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

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

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching.

Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching.

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...

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

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

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...

It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even...

It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even...

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...

Be our lord and protect our deeds performed with intelligence.

Be our lord and protect our deeds performed with intelligence.

God is another name for human intelligence raised above all error and imperfection, and extended...

God is another name for human intelligence raised above all error and imperfection, and extended...