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It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck, even while waiting for it.
Baltasar Gracian
Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself.
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Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.
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Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art.
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Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.
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'No' and 'Yes' are words quickly said, but they need a great amount of thought before you utter them.
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Nothing arouses ambition so much as the trumpet clang of another's fame.
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Nothing really belongs to us but time, which even he has who has nothing else.
Baltasar Gracian
One who was adored by all in prosperity is abhorred by all in adversity.
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Some are satisfied to stand politely before the portals of Fortune and to await her bidding; better those who push forward, who employ their enterprise, who on the wings of their worth and valor seek to embrace luck, and to effectively gain her favor.
Baltasar Gracian
Some marry the first information they receive, and turn what comes later into their concubine. Since deceit is always first to arrive, there is no room left for truth.
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Some would be sages if they did not believe they were so already.
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Sometimes it proves the highest understanding not to understand.
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The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.
Baltasar Gracian
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