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“I can't fall any father than the ground,' says the wrangler to the men who predict that he's going to be thrown. There's a limit to everything, he means; and when all is said and done, strength is simply not to be afraid.”
― Ricardo Güiraldes, Don Segundo Sombra

“When caprice and conviction are found together, they are always indissolubly wed to folly.”
― Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom: A Pocket Oracle

“Engage with reason so misfortune doesn't contend with you.”
― Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom: A Pocket Oracle

“Don't engage with someone with nothing to lose. It's an unequal fight.”
― Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom: A Pocket Oracle