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• When a man's knowledge is deep, he speaks well of an enemy.
  Instead of seeking revenge, he extends unexpected generosity....
• Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose. -- Baltasar Gracia
• Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.
  -- Baltasar Gracia...
• He who finds his foot... is seldom the one with it in his mouth.
• Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone. -- Baltasar Gracia
• To know how to refuse is as important as to know how to consent. -- Baltasar Gracia
• Fortune favors the bold. Virgil
• Do not show your wounded finger, for everything will knock up against it. -- Baltasar Gracia
• Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.
  -- Baltasar Gracia...