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He who loses wealth loses much he who loses a friend loses more but he that loses his courage loses all.
Miguel de Cervantes
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Miguel de Cervantes
Age: 69 †
Born: 1547
Born: January 1
Died: 1616
Died: April 23
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If thou takest virtue for the rule of life, and valuest thyself upon acting in all things comfortably thereto, thou wilt have no cause to envy lords and princes for blood is inherited, but virtue is common property, and may be acquired by all it has, moreover, an intrinsic worth, which blood has not.
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That which costs little is less valued.
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It is one thing to praise discipline, and another to submit to it.
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It is good to live and learn.
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Where envy reigns virtue can't exist, and generosity doesn't go with meanness.
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I never thrust my nose into other men's porridge. It is no bread and butter of mine every man for himself, and God for us all.
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It is the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not to venture all his eggs in one basket.
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'Tis the maddest trick a man can ever play in his whole life, to let his breath sneak out of his body without any more ado, and without so much as a rap o'er the pate, or a kick of the guts to go out like the snuff of a farthing candle, and die merely of the mulligrubs, or the sullens.
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There is no greater folly in the world than for a man to despair.
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It will be seen in the frying of the eggs.
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Let every man mind his own business.
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He who sings frightens away his ills.
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A person dishonored is worst than dead.
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A man prepared has half fought the battle.
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Great persons are able to do great kindnesses.
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