Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, in the other that it may not be dismayed.
Baltasar GracianShare weight and woe, for misfortune falls with double force on him that stands alone.
Baltasar GracianDon't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.
Baltasar Gracian