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Know how to ask. There is nothing more difficult for some people, nor for others, easier.

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
Easier
Wisdom
Asks
Difficult
Others
Nothing
People

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