Folly consists not in committing Folly, but in being incapa… - Baltasar Gracián

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Folly consists not in committing Folly, but in being incapable of concealing it. All men make mistakes, but the wise conceal the blunders they have made, while fools make them public. Reputation depends more on what is hidden than on what is seen. If you can’t be good, be careful.

Baltasar Gracián

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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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Pen Names: Lorenzo Gracián

Alternative Names: Balthasar Gracian • Baltasar Gracian • Baltasar Gracián y Morales

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Cásanse algunos con la primera información, de suerte que las demás son concubinas, y como se adelanta siempre la mentira, no queda lugar después para la verdad.

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