Chance has something to say in everything, even how to write a good letter

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

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,...

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

Have friends. 'Tis a second existence.

Have friends. 'Tis a second existence.

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.

At 20 a man is a peacock, at 30 a lion, at 40 a camel,...

At 20 a man is a peacock, at 30 a lion, at 40 a camel,...

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,...

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

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

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

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

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much,...

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much,...

The more merit, the less affection

The more merit, the less affection

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...

There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but...

There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.

To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.