One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity.
Baltasar GracianOne should cultivate good habits of memory, for it is capable of making existence a Paradise or an Inferno.
Baltasar GracianDo not be inaccessible. None is so perfect that he does not need at times the advice of others. He is an incorrigible ass who will never listen to any one. Even the most surpassing intellect should find a place for friendly counsel. Sovereignty itself must learn to lean. There are some that are incorrigible simply because they are inaccessible: They fall to ruin because none dares to extricate them. The highest should have the door open for friendship; it may prove the gate of help. A friend must be free to advise, and even to upbraid, without feeling embarrassed.
Baltasar GracianIt is a great misfortune to be of use to nobody; scarcely less to be of use to everybody.
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