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Fortune may have yet a better success in reserve for you and they who lose today may win tomorrow.
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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Tis a dainty thing to command, though 'twere but a flock of sheep.
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I want you to see me naked and performing one or two dozen mad acts, which will take me less than half an hour, because if you have seen them with your own eyes, you can safely swear to any others you might wish to add.
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A tooth is much more to be prized than a diamond.
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