He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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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;...

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

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

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

Work is the price which is paid for reputation.

Work is the price which is paid for reputation.

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

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

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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

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

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...

Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement.

Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity

Know or listen to those who know.

Know or listen to those who know.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

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 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...

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.

Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.

Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.

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...