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Tis a dainty thing to command, though 'twere but a flock of sheep.
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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Now blessings light on him that first invented this same sleep. It covers a man all over, thoughts and all, like a cloak.
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Faint heart ne'er won fair lady.
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The worst reconciliation is better than the best divorce.
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Blessed be he who invented sleep, a cloak that covers all a man's thoughts.
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All women are good - good for nothing, or good for something.
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