"At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy an ape, at eighty a nothing at all."

Gracian, Baltasar on Age and Aging
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"When desire dies, fear is born."

Gracian, Baltasar on Desire
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"A wise man learns more from his enemies than a fool from his friends."

Gracian, Baltasar on Enemies
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"The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause."

Gracian, Baltasar on Envy
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"Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other ones invariably slink in after it."

Gracian, Baltasar on Evil
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"There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but he is excelled."

Gracian, Baltasar on Excellence
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"Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose."

Gracian, Baltasar on Fights and Fighting
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"Never have a companion that casts you in the shade."

Gracian, Baltasar on Friends and Friendship
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"Have friends. 'Tis a second existence."

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"Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil."

Gracian, Baltasar on Friends and Friendship
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"He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well."

Gracian, Baltasar on Gratitude
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"Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one."

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"Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one."

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

Gracian, Baltasar on Imitation
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"Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone."

Gracian, Baltasar on Insanity
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"True knowledge lies in knowing how to live."

Gracian, Baltasar on Knowledge
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"To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which even he has who has nothing else."

Gracian, Baltasar on Leisure
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"Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong."

Gracian, Baltasar on Anger
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"Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose."

Gracian, Baltasar on Losers and Losing
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"Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second."

Gracian, Baltasar on Love
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"It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it."

Gracian, Baltasar on Luck
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"Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise."

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"One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity."

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"Begin with another's to end with your own."

Gracian, Baltasar on Originality
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"The wise does at once what the fool does at last."

Gracian, Baltasar on Procrastination
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