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Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching.
Baltasar Gracian
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Baltasar Gracian
Age: 57 †
Born: 1601
Born: January 16
Died: 1658
Died: December 6
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Belmonte de Gracian
Balthasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracián y Morales
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Peacemakers not only live, they rule life.
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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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A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.
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Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.
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Don't lie, but don't tell the whole truth.
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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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An ounce of prudence is worth a pound of cleverness.
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He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.
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It is more offensive to outshine in dignity than in personal attractions.
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Many pleasant things are better when they belong to someone else. When things belong to others, we enjoy them twice as much, without the risk of losing them, and with the pleasure of novelty.
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Knowledge and courage take turns at greatness.
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To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.
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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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Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.
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He who laughs at everything is as big a fool as he who weeps at everything.
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The best remedy for disturbances is to let them run their course, for so they quiet down.
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Excellence resides in quality, not in quantity. The best is always few and rare much lowers value.
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When desire dies, fear is born.
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Many would be wise if they did not think themselves wise.
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