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Modesty, tis a virtue not often found among poets, for almost every one of them thinks himself the greatest in the world.

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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