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What the multitude says, is so, or soon will be so.
Baltasar Gracian
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Baltasar Gracian
Age: 57 †
Born: 1601
Born: January 16
Died: 1658
Died: December 6
Jesuit
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Belmonte de Gracian
Balthasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracián y Morales
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Multitude
Multitudes
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We live by information, not by sight.
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Exaggeration is a branch of lying.
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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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He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.
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A man is judged by his friends, for the wise and the foolish have never agreed.
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You should avoid making yourself too clear even in your explanations.
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To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.
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It is therefore an excellent device to acquire knowledge from everybody.
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The wise persono would rather see others needing him than thanking him.
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