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“198 - Saber mudar de lugar. Todo estranho é estimado, seja porque veio de longe, seja porque logra feitos em sua perfeição. Muitos já foram desprezados em seu rincão e hoje são a honra do mundo, sendo estimados dos seus e de estranhos: de uns porque os miram de longe, de outros porque distantes. Nunca venerará a escultura aquele que conheceu o trono morto de onde saiu.”

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Book:ORACULO MANUAL Y ARTE DE PRUDENCA
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