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Baltasar Gracián

1601 – 1658 · Spanish Jesuit Priest, Philosopher
CTL · Pillar III — Control

Gracián wrote The Art of Worldly Wisdom — three hundred maxims on how to navigate power, deception, and human nature without losing your soul. His own Jesuit order censored and punished him for publishing it, which only proved his point.

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CTL-VIII-0027“I've learned to pause before I react and my relationships have transformed.”CTL-IX-0035“I hit a year clean and I want to honor it without getting cocky.”
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