Quote by Baltasar Gracian
To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth. - Baltasar

To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth. – Baltasar Gracian

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

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He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything. – Baltasar Gracian

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One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it. – Francesco Guicciardini

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