Be slow in enjoyment, quick at work, for men see work ended with pleasure, pleasure ended with regret. clxxv - Baltasar Gracián

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Be slow in enjoyment, quick at work, for men see work ended with pleasure, pleasure ended with regret. clxxv

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About Baltasar Gracián

Baltasar Gracián y Morales (8 January 1601 – 6 December 1658), most widely known as Baltasar Gracián, was a Spanish Jesuit author regarded as one of the most accomplished prose stylists of the Baroque era.

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Alternative Names: Balthasar Gracian Baltasar Gracian Baltasar Gracián y Morales
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