Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.
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Folly consists not in committing Folly, but in being incapable of concealing it. All men make mistakes, but the wise conceal the blunders they have made, while fools make them public. Reputation depends more on what is hidden than on what is seen. If you can’t be good, be careful.
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It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterward
Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.
Baltasar GraciánHe that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.
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Knowledge without courage is sterile.
Baltasar GraciánFriendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.
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Keep the extent of your abilities unknown.The wise man does not allow his knowledge and abilities to be sounded to the bottom, if he desires to be honored at all. He allows you to know them but not to comprehend them. No one must know the extent of his abilities, lest he be disappointed. No one ever has an opportunity of fathoming him entirely. For guesses and doubts about the extent of his talents arouse more veneration than accurate knowledge of them, be they ever so great.
Baltasar GraciánA beautiful woman should break her mirror early.
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