Work is the price which is paid for reputation.

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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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.

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

Begin with another's to end with your own.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

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...

It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even...

It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even...

Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things...

Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things...

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.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

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...

He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.

He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

A beautiful woman should break her mirror early

A beautiful woman should break her mirror early

Beauty is a good letter of introduction

Beauty is a good letter of introduction

There is one order of beauty which seems made to turn heads. It is a...

There is one order of beauty which seems made to turn heads. It is a...

A severed hand Is an ugly thing and man dissevered from the earth and stars...

A severed hand Is an ugly thing and man dissevered from the earth and stars...

It is a woman's business to get married as soon as possible, and a man's...

It is a woman's business to get married as soon as possible, and a man's...

This is what I believe: That I am I. That my soul is a dark...

This is what I believe: That I am I. That my soul is a dark...