Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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At 20 a man is a peacock, at 30 a lion, at 40 a camel,...

At 20 a man is a peacock, at 30 a lion, at 40 a camel,...

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...

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...

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...

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a...

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a...

The things we remember best are those better forgotten.

The things we remember best are those better forgotten.

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

Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check.

Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check.

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...

When desire dies, fear is born.

When desire dies, fear is born.

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...

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

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

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...

He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.

He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.

Know or listen to those who know

Know or listen to those who know

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.

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...

The wise does at once what the fool does at last.

The wise does at once what the fool does at last.

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.

There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but...

There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but...