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In a king, modesty would be a sign of weakness.
Jose Saramago
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Jose Saramago
Age: 87 †
Born: 1922
Born: November 16
Died: 2010
Died: June 18
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Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico
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...we confidently say that it's not worth trying to reach any conclusions merely because we decide to stop halfway along the path that would lead us straight to them.
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Death has no need to be cruel, taking people's lives is more than enough.
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The best way to killing a rose is to force it open when it is still only the promise of a bud.
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As so often happens, the thing left undone tires you most of all, you only feel rested when it has been accomplished.
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God, the devil, good, evil, it's all in our heads, not in Heaven or Hell, which we also invented. We do not realize that, having invented God, we immediately became His slaves.
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