The Manual Oracle

“The very truths which concern us most can only be half spoken, but with attention we can grasp the whole meaning."

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“There are mirrors for the face but none for the mind. Let careful thought serve as a substitute.”

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“You imitate the Divine way when you cause men to wonder and watch.”

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Baltasar Gracian, The Manual Oracle and Art of Prudence, 1647