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Thought For the Day: Friendship Multiplies the Good In Life and Divides the Evil

“Friendship multiplies the good in life and divides the evil.” – Baltasar Gracian

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Thought For the Day: Those Who Insist On the Dignity of Their Office Show They Have Not Deserved It

“Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it.” -Baltasar Gracian, philosopher and writer (8 Jan 1601-1658)

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Thought For the Day: Counseling Is Best Approached As Reminding the Person of Things Forgotten, Not Unable To Be Seen

“When you counsel someone, you should appear to be reminding him of something he had forgotten, not of the light he was unable to see.”  – Baltasar Gracian, writer and philosopher (8 Jan 1601-1658)      

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