It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for that would be injustice

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

Topics: Courtesy Quotes

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...

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

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 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.

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement.

Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement.

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.

Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.

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...

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

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

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

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...

Do not carry a spirit of contradiction, for it is to be freighted with stupidity...

Do not carry a spirit of contradiction, for it is to be freighted with stupidity...

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...

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

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

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

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.

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...

It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even...

It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even...

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

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