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Among the attributes of God, although they are equal, mercy shines with even more brilliance than justice.
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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From reading too much, and sleeping too little, his brain dried up on him and he lost his judgment.
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She fights and vanquishes in me, and I live and breathe in her, and I have life and being.
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