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A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
 Baltasar Gracian

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
 Dave East
A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're doing, I feel like any progression you make... some people aren't gonna be around you that were around you.
 Dave East
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
Don't settle in the land of barely enough. That is where you are, it is not who you are. That's your location, it's not your identity. No matter what it looks like, have an abundant mentality.
Everything in your life, every experience, every relationship is a mirror of the mental pattern that is going on inside of you.

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Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.
 Baltasar Gracián
True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.
 Baltasar Gracián
Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.
 Baltasar Gracián
A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.
 Baltasar Gracian
Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.
 Baltasar Gracian