Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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

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

Evil report carries further than any applause.

Evil report carries further than any applause.

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.

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.

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...

Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.

Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.

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

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

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

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.

Work is the price which is paid for reputation.

Work is the price which is paid for reputation.

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

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...

Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.

Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.

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,...

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...

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

Work is the price which is paid for reputation

Work is the price which is paid for reputation

Earn a reputation for living well in God's eyes and the eyes of the people.

Earn a reputation for living well in God's eyes and the eyes of the people.

The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and...

The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and...

We have a lot of kids who don't know what works means. They think work...

We have a lot of kids who don't know what works means. They think work...