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Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

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...

Evil report carries further than any applause.

Evil report carries further than any applause.

Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.

Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.

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

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

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.

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...

At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel,...

At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel,...

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.

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...

True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends,...

True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends,...

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.

Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things...

Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things...

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.

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.

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.

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

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...

Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.

Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.

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

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