Baltasar Gracian Quotes

Spanish - Philosopher January 8, 1601 - December 6, 1658

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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.

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Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some novelty left over. The person who displays a little more of it each day keeps up expectations, and no one ever discovers the limits of his talent.

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A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

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It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for that would be injustice.

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Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.

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Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

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To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

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Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.

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Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being applauded when you arrive - for that is common - but being missed when you leave.

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A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.

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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.

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Alfred Russel Wallace Quotes

British - Scientist January 8, 1823 - November 7, 1913

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Emily Greene Balch Quotes

American - Educator January 8, 1867 - January 9, 1961

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Stephen Hawking Quotes

English - Physicist January 8, 1942 - March 14, 2018

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Terry Brooks Quotes

American - Writer Born: January 8, 1944

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David Bowie Quotes

English - Musician January 8, 1947 - January 10, 2016

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