"It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it." ― Baltasar Gracian Topic(s): Great More From Baltasar Gracian "Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness." "Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way." "He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other’s slave." More In Great "I think making mistakes and discovering them for yourself is of great value, but to have someone else to point out your mistakes is a shortcut of the process."― Shelby Foote "I still collect comics. I still have a great love and respect for the genre."― Thomas Jane "King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the British nation in political life to their talking politics after dinner."― Benjamin Disraeli