Many pleasant things are better when they belong to someone else. ... When things belong to others, we enjoy them twice as much, without the risk of … - Baltasar Gracián

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Many pleasant things are better when they belong to someone else. ... When things belong to others, we enjoy them twice as much, without the risk of losing them, and with the pleasure of novelty.

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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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