More quotes by Mateo Alemán
Idleness is the open field of perdition, well tilled and sown with evil thoughts.
The doctor begins where the apothecary ends, and the clergyman where the doctor ends.
It is the treason that finds favour, and not the traitor who is guilty of it.
An unsatisfactory agreement is less harmful than a successful lawsuit.
The wise man's rule is worth much more to him than the fool's revenue.
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