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Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

~Baltasar Gracian

Topics: Casts Companion Never Shade You

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Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

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Topics: Divides Evil Friendship Good Life

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Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.

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Topics: Ability Assignment Develops Every Great Increasingly Itself New Reveals

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A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.

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Topics: Because Forget He Honour Man Never Never Forget Others Sees Should

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Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some novelty left over. The person who displays a little more of it each day keeps up expectations, and no one ever discovers the limits of his talent.

~Baltasar Gracian

Topics: Always Day Discovers Each Each Day Ever Every Every Day Expectations His Keeps Left Limits Little More Must Novelty Off Over People Person Show Show Off Some Stop Surprising Talent Up Who You

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Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being applauded when you arrive - for that is common - but being missed when you leave.

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Topics: Arrive Beginnings Being Common Endings Favorable Fortunate Leave Matters Missed Often People Tragic Very You

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Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.

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Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.

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Topics: Anything Everything Never Temper Will Wrong You

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Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.

~Baltasar Gracian

Topics: Act Content Leave Others Talking

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Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

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Topics: Bears Courage Fruit Wisdom Without

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Biography

Nationality: Spanish

Type: Philosopher

Born: January 8th, 1601

Died: December 6th, 1658

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