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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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A closed mouth catches no flies.
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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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The darts of love are blunted by maiden modesty.
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Faint heart ne'er won fair lady.
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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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Get out of harms way.
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When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?
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