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Take away the cause, and the effect ceases.
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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'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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The man who is prepared has his battle half fought.
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When the head aches, all the members partake of the pain.
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A tooth is much more to be prized than a diamond.
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Urgent necessity prompts many to do things.
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For a man to attain to an eminent degree in learning costs him time, watching, hunger, nakedness, dizziness in the head, weakness in the stomach, and other inconveniences.
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Honesty's the best policy.
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When the severity of the law is to be softened, let pity, not bribes, be the motive.
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Alas! all music jars when the soul's out of tune.
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Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.
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