Baltasar Gracian — Spanish Philosopher born on January 08, 1601, died on December 06, 1658

Baltasar Gracian y Morales, SJ, formerly Anglicized as Baltazar Gracian, was a Spanish Jesuit and baroque prose writer and philosopher. He was born in Belmonte, near Calatayud. His writings were lauded by Nietzsche and Schopenhauer... (wikipedia)