To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a...

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a...

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

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

The more merit, the less affection

The more merit, the less affection

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...

Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.

Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

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

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

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...

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...

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

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,...

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

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.

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.

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise.

Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise.

There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but...

There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but...

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

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

Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.

Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.

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...