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Many pleasant things are better when they belong to someone else. When things belong to others, we enjoy them twice as much, without the risk of losing them, and with the pleasure of novelty.

Many pleasant things are better when they belong to someone else. When things belong to others, we enjoy them twice as much, without the risk of losing them, and with the pleasure of novelty.

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Risk, Novelty, Losing
"The Art of Worldly Wisdom". Book by Baltasar Gracián. Maxim 263, 1647.

Politeness and a sense of honor have this advantage: we bestow them on others without losing a thing.

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Honor, Losing, Advantage
"The Art of Worldly Wisdom". Book by Baltasar Gracián. Maxim 118, 1647.

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