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Nothing arouses ambition so much in the heart as the trumpet-clang of another's fame.
Baltasar Gracian
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Baltasar Gracian
Age: 57 †
Born: 1601
Born: January 16
Died: 1658
Died: December 6
Jesuit
Philosopher
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Belmonte de Gracian
Balthasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracián y Morales
Trumpet
Trumpets
Ambition
Fame
Another
Nothing
Heart
Clang
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Arouses
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