Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some novelty left over. The person who displays a little more of it each day keeps up expectations, and no one ever discovers the limits of…

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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...

Nothing arouses ambition so much in the heart as the trumpet-clang of another's fame.

Nothing arouses ambition so much in the heart as the trumpet-clang of another's fame.

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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,...

Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.

Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.

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

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

The things we remember best are those better forgotten.

The things we remember best are those better forgotten.

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

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

No man's abilities are so remarkably shining as not to stand in need of a...

No man's abilities are so remarkably shining as not to stand in need of a...

When desire dies, fear is born.

When desire dies, fear is born.

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.

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.

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

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

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

With enough courage, you can do without a reputation.

With enough courage, you can do without a reputation.

A strong reputation is like a good bonfire. When you have one kindled it's easy...

A strong reputation is like a good bonfire. When you have one kindled it's easy...

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.