The more merit, the less affection

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

Topics: Affection Quotes, Merit Quotes

Evil report carries further than any applause

Evil report carries further than any applause

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much,...

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much,...

Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.

Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.

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

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

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...

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...

When desire dies, fear is born.

When desire dies, fear is born.

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

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

Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.

Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.

Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to...

Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to...

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...

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity

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

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

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...

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.

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he...

Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he...

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...

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

Know or listen to those who know.

Know or listen to those who know.