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The greatest fool is he who thinks he is not one and all others are.
Baltasar Gracian
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Baltasar Gracian
Age: 57 †
Born: 1601
Born: January 16
Died: 1658
Died: December 6
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Belmonte de Gracian
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Baltasar Gracián y Morales
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