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Don't lie, but don't tell the whole truth.

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
Truth
Whole
Lying
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The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.
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Keep expectation alive. Keep stirring it up. Let much promise more, and great deeds herald greater.
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One who was abhorred by all in prosperity is adored by all in adversity.
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Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance.
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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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Chance has something to say, even how to write a good letter.
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The sage never seems to know his own merits, for only by not noticing them can you call others' attention to them.
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A gilded No is more satisfactory than a dry Yes.
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