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Facts are the enemy of truth.
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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Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience.
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The treason pleases, but the traitors are odious.
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Sing away sorrow, cast away care.
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By such innovations are languages enriched, when the words are adopted by the multitude, and naturalized by custom.
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The little birds have God for their caterer.
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