Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy;...

Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy;...

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

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

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,...

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 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...

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...

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,...

Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.

Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

The things we remember best are those better forgotten.

The things we remember best are those better forgotten.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

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

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