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Nor has his death the world deceiv'd than his wondrous life surprise d if he like a madman liv'd least he like a wise one dy'd.
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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Be brief, for no talk can please when too long. Being prepared is half the victory.
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Translating from one language to another, unless it is from Greek and Latin, the queens of all languages, is like looking at Flemish tapestries from the wrong side, for although the figures are visible, they are covered by threads that obscure them, and cannot be seen with the smoothness and color of the right side.
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Alas! all music jars when the soul's out of tune.
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No man is more than another unless he does more than another.
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Anyone who does not know how to make the most of his luck has no right to complain if it passes by him.
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Everyone is as God has made him, and oftentimes a great deal worse.
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The stomach carries the heart, and not the heart the stomach.
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It is better that a judge should lean on the side of compassion than severity.
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Other men's pains are easily borne.
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A person dishonored is worst than dead.
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What is bought is cheaper than a gift.
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Every man was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
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Fortune leaves always some door open to come at a remedy.
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Digo, paciencia y barajar. What I say is, patience, and shuffle the cards.
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It requires a long time to know anyone.
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A knight errant who turns mad for a reason deserves neither merit nor thanks. The thing is to do it without cause
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I shall be as secret as the grave.
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Tis ill talking of halters in the house of a man that was hanged.
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Wit and humor do not reside in slow minds.
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You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff.
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