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Quotes by Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom"Cunning grows in deceit at seeing itself discovered, and tries to deceive with truth itself."
"Be first the master of yourself"
"A beautiful woman should break her mirror early."
"Memory is not only unruly, leaving us in the lurch when most needed, but stupid as well, putting its nose into places where it is not wanted."
"For the advice in a joke is sometimes more useful than the most serious teaching."
"Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it."
"Rivalry discovers that courtesy overlooks."
"The best skill at cards is knowing when to discard."
"There are rules to luck, not everything is chance for the wise; luck can be helped by skill."