Know or listen to those who know

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.

Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.

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...

The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.

The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.

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...

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.

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.

Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

The more merit, the less affection

The more merit, the less affection

Begin with another's to end with your own.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to...

To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to...

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

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