Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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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.

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...

We often have to put up with most from those on whom we most depend.

We often have to put up with most from those on whom we most depend.

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.

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 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

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

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...

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

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

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,...

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

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

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...

Begin with another's to end with your own.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

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...

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel,...

At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel,...

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

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

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...