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

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

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.

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;...

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...

Work is the price which is paid for reputation

Work is the price which is paid for reputation

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...

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.

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.

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,...

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

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...

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

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.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement.

Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

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

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

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

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

Know or listen to those who know.

Know or listen to those who know.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

Begin with another's to end with your own.