Know or listen to those who know.

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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When desire dies, fear is born.

When desire dies, fear is born.

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,...

Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.

Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

Chance has something to say in everything, even how to write a good letter

Chance has something to say in everything, even how to write a good letter

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,...

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...

There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

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...

Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being...

Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being...

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,...

Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.

Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

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 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...

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...

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.

We will stand up for our friends in the world. And one of the most...

We will stand up for our friends in the world. And one of the most...

Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts...

Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts...