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Individuals and the age

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The rarest individuals depend on their age. It is not every one that finds the age he deserves, and even when he finds it, he does not always know how to utilize it. Some men have been worthy of a better century, for every species of good does not always triumph.

The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1892)

Was born on: 08.01.1601
About Author: Spanish Jesuit and baroque prose writer

Desires and defects

You should keep your desires sealed up, still more your defects. All go wrong sometimes, but the wise try to hide the errors, but fools boast of them.

The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1892)

Heroic

It is an heroic quality to agree with heroes.

The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1892)

Simple thing

Never become paradoxical in order to avoid the trite.

The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1892)

Always ready

Wisdom is shown in serious matters, and is more appreciated than mere wit. He that is always ready for jests is never ready for serious things. They resemble liars in that men never believe either, always expecting a lie in one, a joke in the other.

The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1892)

Hurry

Hurry is the failing of fools; they know not the crucial point and set to work without preparation.

The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1892)

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