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The truth is generally seen, rarely heard.

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
Rarely
Generally
Seen
Heard

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Sometimes it proves the highest understanding not to understand.
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The truest wild beasts live in the most populous places.
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To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.
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Deceit comes in through the ears, but usually leaves through the eyes.
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He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.
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Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.
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It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.
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Harness the imagination, for she is the whole of happiness.
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Self knowledge is the beginning of self improvement.
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The true way is the middle one, halfway between deserving a place and pushing oneself into it.
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They make the greatest show of what they have done, who have done least.
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