Begin with another's to end with your own.

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

The more merit, the less affection

The more merit, the less affection

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

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,...

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

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

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

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

Never participate in the secrets of those above you; you think you share the fruit,...

Never participate in the secrets of those above you; you think you share the fruit,...

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

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

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...

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,...

We often have to put up with most from those on whom we most depend.

We often have to put up with most from those on whom we most depend.

To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to...

To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to...

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.