"The wise man does at once what the fool does finally."
- Baltasar Gracian
"Good things when short are twice as good."
"Wise men appreciate all men for they see the good in each and know how hard it is to make anything good."
"Surfeits of happiness are fatal."
"Sometimes it proves the highest understanding not to understand."
"The greatest wisdom often consists in ignorance."
"It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it."
"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 ..."
"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 nothing at all."
"'No' and 'Yes' are words quickly said but they need a great amount of thought before you utter them."