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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. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

#camel #dog #eighty #fifty #forty

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

#contend #lose #man #never #nothing

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

#content #leave #others #talking

He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

#another #communicates #himself #his #makes

Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

#impulse #pass #second #wait

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

#courage #fruit #wisdom #without

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

#brief #i #obscure #strive

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

— Baltasar Gracian

#courteous #courtesy #equally #injustice #little

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

#helps #little #much #oblige #often

I think it takes people to get to know you and the recognition comes over time. ↗

— Steffi Graf

#get #i #i think #know #over