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Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.

Baltasar Gracian

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Baltasar Gracian
Age: 57 †
Born: 1601
Born: January 16
Died: 1658
Died: December 6
Jesuit
Philosopher
Writer
Belmonte de Gracian
Balthasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracián y Morales
Gratitude
Memory
Memories
Hope
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Share weight and woe, for misfortune falls with double force on him that stands alone.
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Know what is evil, no matter how worshipped it may be. Let the man of sense not mistake it, even when clothed in brocade, or at times crowned in gold, because it cannot thereby hide its hypocrisy, for slavery does not lose its infamy, however noble the master.
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It is a great misfortune to be of use to nobody scarcely less to be of use to everybody.
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Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check.
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Chance has something to say, even how to write a good letter.
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Put a grain of boldness into everything you do.
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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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Nothing arouses ambition so much in the heart as the trumpet-clang of another's fame.
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A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.
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Hurry is the weakness of fools.
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Friends provoked become the bitterest of enemies.
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The truest wild beasts live in the most populous places.
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