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Baltasar Gracian Quote

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

Baltasar Gracian

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

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About Baltasar Gracian

Baltasar Gracián y Morales, S.J. (Spanish: [baltaˈsaɾ ɣɾaˈθjan]; 8 January 1601 – 6 December 1658), better known as Baltasar Gracián, was a Spanish Jesuit and Baroque prose writer and philosopher. He was born in Belmonte, near Calatayud (Aragón). His writings were lauded by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche.