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

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

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

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

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...

The more merit, the less affection

The more merit, the less affection

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

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,...

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.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

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,...

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

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

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

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

Do not carry a spirit of contradiction, for it is to be freighted with stupidity...

Do not carry a spirit of contradiction, for it is to be freighted with stupidity...

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,...

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.

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...

Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching.

Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching.

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not...

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not...

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;...

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.

Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.