Evil report carries further than any applause.

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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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...

Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to...

Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to...

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

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

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...

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.

Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.

Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

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

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

Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he...

Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he...

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...

Begin with another's to end with your own.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

Know or listen to those who know.

Know or listen to those who know.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

Work is the price which is paid for reputation.

Work is the price which is paid for reputation.

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...

The things we remember best are those better forgotten.

The things we remember best are those better forgotten.

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,...

One can know a man from his laugh, and if you like a man's laugh...

One can know a man from his laugh, and if you like a man's laugh...

There comes a time when you have to stand up and shout: This is me...

There comes a time when you have to stand up and shout: This is me...

Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks....

Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks....