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Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.

~Baltasar Gracian

Topics: First Impulse Pass Second Wait

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It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it.

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Topics: Even Great Guide How Know Luck Piece Skill Waiting While Your

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We often have to put up with most from those on whom we most depend.

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Topics: Depend Most Often Put Those Up Whom

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Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.

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Topics: Always Happiness Leave Miserable Otherwise Something Very Will Wish You Your

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Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance.

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Topics: Affect Even Fashion Ignorance Knowledge Where Wise

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Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself.

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Topics: Even Hath He Him Himself Patience Power Put Retire Though Up Will Within

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It is good to vary in order that you may frustrate the curious, especially those who envy you.

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Topics: Curious Envy Frustrate Good May Order Those Vary Who You

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Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art.

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Topics: Art Best Ever Gives Must Nature Scarcely Us Very

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A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.

~Baltasar Gracian

Topics: Adds Age Bad Beauty Even Everything Good Itself Justice Manner Old Old Age Reason Spoils Supplies Touch Truth

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There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but he is excelled.

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Biography

Nationality: Spanish

Type: Philosopher

Born: January 8th, 1601

Died: December 6th, 1658

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