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Politeness and a sense of honor have this advantage: we bestow them on others without losing a thing.
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
Honor
Sense
Others
Without
Thing
Bestow
Politeness
Advantage
Losing
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