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A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.
Baltasar Gracian
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Baltasar Gracian
Age: 57 †
Born: 1601
Born: January 16
Died: 1658
Died: December 6
Jesuit
Philosopher
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Belmonte de Gracian
Balthasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracián y Morales
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Others
Truth
Never
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Honour
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Treat your enemies with courtesy, and you'll see how valuable it really is. It costs little but pays a nice dividend: those who honor are honored. Politeness and a sense of honor have this advantage: we bestow them on others without losing a thing.
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You should aim to be independent of any one vote, of any one fashion, of any one century.
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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.
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Have Friends. 'Tis a second existence.
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The heaven of the envied is hell for the envious.
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It is more offensive to outshine in dignity than in personal attractions.
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A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.
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Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.
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Fools rush in through the door for folly is always bold.
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Display startling novelty-rise afresh like the sun every day. Change too the scene on which you shine, so that you rloss may be felt in the old scenes of your triumph, while the novelty of your powers wins applause in the new.
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