I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.

Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

A beautiful woman should break her mirror early

A beautiful woman should break her mirror early

Have friends. 'Tis a second existence.

Have friends. 'Tis a second existence.

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...

A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds...

A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds...

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...

Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement.

Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement.

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

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

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

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

Never open the door to the lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink...

Never open the door to the lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink...

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...

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,...

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

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

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

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...

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.