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Laziness never arrived at the attainment of a good wish.
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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Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world
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I want you to see me naked and performing one or two dozen mad acts, which will take me less than half an hour, because if you have seen them with your own eyes, you can safely swear to any others you might wish to add.
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He who has the judge for his father goes into court with an easy mind.
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To withdraw is not to run away, and to stay is no wise action, when there's more reason to fear than to hope.
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They must needs go whom the Devil drives.
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That which costs little is less valued.
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The treason pleases, but the traitors are odious.
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When thou art at Rome, do as they do at Rome.
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