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The man who fights for his ideals is alive.
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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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
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Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra
Miguel de Cervantes Cortinas
Miguel de Cervantes y Cortinas
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Our greatest foes, and whom we must chiefly combat, are within.
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The foolish sayings of the rich pass for wise saws in society.
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The worst reconciliation is better than the best divorce.
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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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A tooth is much more to be prized than a diamond.
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When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?
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He who's never loved cannot be good.
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True valor lies in the middle between cowardice and rashness.
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There is no greater folly in the world than for a man to despair.
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Miracle me no miracles.
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Tell me what company thou keepest and I'll tell thee what thou art.
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Sing away sorrow, cast away care.
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Honesty's the best policy.
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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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With life many things are remedied.
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I know what's what, and have always taken care of the main chance.
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The pen is the tongue of the mind.
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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.
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There is a strange charm in the thoughts of a good legacy, or the hopes of an estate, which wondrously removes or at least alleviates the sorrow that men would otherwise feel for the death of friends.
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Truly I was born to be an example of misfortune, and a target at which the arrows of adversary are aimed.
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