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


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BALTASAR GRACIAN Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.
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BALTASAR GRACIAN Begin with another's to end with your own.
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BALTASAR GRACIáN Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.
BALTASAR GRACIáN Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.
BALTASAR GRACIáN It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to al...
BALTASAR GRACIÁN The king of Spain is a great potentate, who stands with one foot in the east and the other in the w...
JOHANN BALTASAR SCHUPPIUS (SCHUPPE)