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Wise men appreciate all men, for they see the good in each and know how hard it is to make anything good.
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
Appreciate
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Wise
Anything
Hard
Make
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Goodness
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