There is no beauty unaided, no excellence that does not sink to the barbarous, unless saved by art.
Baltasar GracianThere must be something good in a thing that pleases so many; even if it cannot be explained, it is certainly enjoyed.
Baltasar GracianAttempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, in the other that it may not be dismayed.
Baltasar GracianTwo kinds of people are good at foreseeing danger: those who have learned at their own expense, and the clever people who learn a great deal at the expense of others.
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