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

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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

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

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...

Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it.

Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it.

Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it.

Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it.

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...

Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.

Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.

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

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

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...

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.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

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...

Know or listen to those who know

Know or listen to those who know

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

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,...

The more merit, the less affection

The more merit, the less affection

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

Know or listen to those who know.

Know or listen to those who know.

A beautiful woman should break her mirror early

A beautiful woman should break her mirror early

The flowers anew, returning seasons bring, But faded beauty has no second spring

The flowers anew, returning seasons bring, But faded beauty has no second spring

Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in...

Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in...

In courtship a man pursues a woman until she catches him

In courtship a man pursues a woman until she catches him

This is how everyone has to begin, men who have never known a woman, women...

This is how everyone has to begin, men who have never known a woman, women...