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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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Treason pleases, but not the traitor.
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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.
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Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience.
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There are only two families in the world, my old grandmother used to say, the Haves and the Have-nots.
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True courage lies in the middle, between cowardice and recklessness.
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When thou art at Rome, do as they do at Rome.
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Men of great talents, whether poets or historians, seldom escape the attacks of those who, without ever favoring the world with any production of their own, take delight in criticising the works of others.
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Liberty is one of the most precious gifts which heaven has bestowed on man with it we cannot compare the treasures which the earth contains or the sea conceals for liberty, as for honor, we can and ought to risk our lives and, on for the other hand, captivity is the greatest evil that can befall man.
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Love is influenced by no consideration, recognizes no restraints of reason, and is of the same nature as death, that assails alike the lofty palaces of kings and the humble cabins of shepherds and when it takes entire possession of a heart, the first thing it does is to banish fear and shame from it.
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The reputation of a woman may also be compared to a mirror of crystal, shining and bright, but liable to be sullied by every breath that comes near it.
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Fear has many eyes and can see things underground.
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The little birds have God for their caterer.
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It is one thing to praise discipline, and another to submit to it.
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A person dishonored is worst than dead.
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There are two kinds of people in this world, my grandmother used to say: the Have's and the Have-not's, and she stuck to the Have's. And today, Señor Don Quixote, people are more interested in having than in knowing. An ass covered with gold makes a better impression than a horse with a packsaddle.
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There were no embraces, because where there is great love there is often little display of it.
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Heaven's help is better than early rising.
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I know who I am and who I may be, if I choose.
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Get out of harms way.
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I am almost frightened out of my seven senses.
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