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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)

Simple thing

Never become paradoxical in order to avoid the trite.

The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1892)

Good sense

We often allow ourselves to take dislikes, and that before we know anything of a person. At times this innate yet vulgar aversion attaches itself to eminent personalities. Good sense masters this feeling, for there is nothing more discreditable than to dislike those better then ourselves.

The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1892)

Silence

Cautious silence is the holy of holies of worldly wisdom. A resolution declared is never highly thought of — it only leaves room for criticism.

The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1892)

Complaining

To complain always brings discredit. Better be a model of self-reliance opposed to the passion of others than an object of their compassion.

The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1892)

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