"Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong."
Baltasar Gracian"Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose."
Baltasar Gracian"He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave."
Baltasar Gracian"Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit."
Baltasar Gracian"Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way."
Baltasar Gracian"True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing."
Baltasar Gracian"Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil."
Baltasar Gracian"Never have a companion that casts you in the shade."
Baltasar Gracian"Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness."
Baltasar Gracian"The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause."
Baltasar Gracian"Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance."
Baltasar Gracian"Know or listen to those who know."
Baltasar Gracian"The wise does at once what the fool does at last."
Baltasar Gracian"Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself."
Baltasar Gracian"Respect yourself if you would have others respect you."
Baltasar Gracian"Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching."
Baltasar Gracian"Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone."
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