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The Leopard

by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

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Recent Japanese Philosophical Thought 1862-1994: A Survey (Japan Library)

by Gino Piovesana

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“Believe your heart, especially when it's already tried and tested. Never contradict it, for it can usually foresee what matters most. It is your private oracle.”
― Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom: A Pocket Oracle

tags: gut, heart, intuition, oracle

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“Pride yourself on the fact that if gallantry, generosity, and fidelity disappeared from the world, they could be found in you.”
― Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom: A Pocket Oracle

tags: fidelity, gallantry, generosity, integrity

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“The cracked bowl is always annoyingly the one that never actually breaks.”
― Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom: A Pocket Oracle

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“Don't engage with someone with nothing to lose. It's an unequal fight.”
― Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom: A Pocket Oracle

tags: nothing-to-lose

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“In heaven, everything is good; in hell, everything bad. In the world, since it lies between the two, you find both. We are placed between two extremes, and so participate in both. Good and bad luck alternate; not all is happy, nor all hostile. This world is a zero: on its own, it's worth nothing; joined to heaven, a great deal. Indifference to its variety constitutes good sense - the wise are never surprised. Our life is arranged like a play, everything will be sorted out in the end. Take care, then, to end it well.”
― Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom: A Pocket Oracle

tags: heaven, hell, life, play, stoic, unmoved, world

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