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Maybe the greatest madness is to see life as it is rather than what it could be.
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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To withdraw is not to run away, and to stay is no wise action, when there's more reason to fear than to hope.
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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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Those two fatal words, Mine and Thine.
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History is the depository of great actions, the witness of what is past, the example and instructor of the present, and monitor to the future.
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It will be seen in the frying of the eggs.
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Love is invisible and comes and goes where it wants, without anyone asking about it.
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When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?
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The road to the inn is much better than the stay.
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Cunning cheats itself wholly, and other people partially.
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Digo, paciencia y barajar. What I say is, patience, and shuffle the cards.
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Liberty ... is one of the most valuable blessings that Heaven has bestowed upon mankind.
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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 man who fights for his ideals is alive.
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