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

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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Work is the price which is paid for reputation.

Work is the price which is paid for reputation.

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

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.

Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.

Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.

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

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

Evil report carries further than any applause

Evil report carries further than any applause

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.

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

Fortune pays you sometimes for the intensity of her favors by the shortness of their...

Fortune pays you sometimes for the intensity of her favors by the shortness of their...

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...

The more merit, the less affection

The more merit, the less affection

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,...

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.

Work is the price which is paid for reputation

Work is the price which is paid for reputation

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...

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

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.

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

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...

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.