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

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is...

Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is...

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

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

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 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...

A beautiful woman should break her mirror early.

A beautiful woman should break her mirror early.

Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.

Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.

He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.

He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.

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.

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,...

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...

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.

Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.

Know or listen to those who know

Know or listen to those who know

Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy;...

Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy;...

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...

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

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

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

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

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

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.