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It requires as much caution to tell the truth as to conceal it.
It requires as much caution to tell the truth as to conceal it.
Approximate author period: c. 1629 AD · renaissance
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- Baltasar Gracián
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- Approximate author period: c. 1629 AD · renaissance
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