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WORLD● LOW6d ago · Oct 9, 2026, 8:01 AM

Baltasar Gracián, philosopher, on the five stages of life: "At 20 you are a peacock, at 30 a lion, at 40 a camel, at 50 a snake, and at 60 a dog"

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A phrase from 1647 describes in animals what each age does to human beings. The Jesuit philosopher was crueler than the version repeated today.

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Baltasar Gracián, philosopher, on the five stages of life: "At 20 you are a peacock, at 30 a lion, at 40 a camel, at 50 a snake, and at 60 a dog" · GlobeAlert