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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
Memories
Hope
Good
Gratitude
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Knowledge without courage is sterile.
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It is profound philosophy to sound the depths of feeling and distinguish traits of character. Men must be studied as deeply as books.
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We often have to put up with most from those on whom we most depend.
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The greatest service you can render someone else is helping him help himself.
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Sometimes it proves the highest understanding not to understand.
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It is more offensive to outshine in dignity than in personal attractions.
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The great art of giving consists in this the gift should cost very little and yet be greatly coveted, so that it may be the more highly appreciated.
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Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check.
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Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself.
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Friends provoked become the bitterest of enemies.
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The true way is the middle one, halfway between deserving a place and pushing oneself into it.
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Share weight and woe, for misfortune falls with double force on him that stands alone.
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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 may be obliged to wage war, but not to use poisoned arrows.
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A gilded No is more satisfactory than a dry Yes.
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The truth is generally seen, rarely heard.
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Know how to choose well. Most of life depends thereon. It needs good taste and correct judgment, for which neither intellect nor study suffices.
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Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.
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Know the great men of your age.
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