At twenty a man is a peacock at thirty a lion at forty a camel at fifty a serpent at sixty a dog at

At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy an ape, at eighty a nothing at all.

Author: Baltasar Gracian

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The best skill at cards is knowing when to discard.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

A man of honour should never forget what he is, because he sees what others are.

Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.

Perhaps the history of the errors of mankind, all things considered, is more valuable and interesting than that of their discoveries.

Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.

No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good.

Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.