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Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo

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That man who loses honor for the business, loses both the business and the honor.

Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo

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The one who knows where the treasure is located is not wise, but the one who works and retrieves it.

Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo

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Pride is the architect of ruin; it places the foundations on high and the tiles on the foundations.

Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo

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Good advice is good, but I believe it is one of the medicines that are least used and enjoyed.

Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo

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The friend should be like blood, which rushes to the wound without waiting to be called.

Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo

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Much becomes little by simply desiring a little more.

Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo

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Everyone who seems stupid, is, and also half of those who don't seem so are.

Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo

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If you want women to follow you, lead the way.

Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo

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No one promises as much as the one who does not intend to fulfill.

Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo

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Live only for yourself if you can, for if you die, you die only for yourself.

Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo

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If you do good to be thanked, you are a merchant, not a benefactor; greedy, not charitable.