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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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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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alone
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Baltasar Gracian
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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

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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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Artistic genius is an expansion of monkey imitativeness. – W. Winwood Reade

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Whatever is well said by another, is mine. – Seneca (Seneca the Elder)

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You may imitate, but never counterfeit. – Honore de Balzac

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