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For if he like a madman lived At least he like a wise one died.
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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Do but take care to express yourself in a plain, easy Manner, in well-chosen, significant and decent Terms, and to give a harmonious and pleasing Turn to your Periods: study to explain your Thoughts, and set them in the truest Light, labouring as much as possible, not to leave them dark nor intricate, but clear and intelligible.
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In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.
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Be brief, for no talk can please when too long. Being prepared is half the victory.
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Great persons are able to do great kindnesses.
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Let every man mind his own business.
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We must not stand upon trifles.
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Many littles make a much.
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The pen is the tongue of the mind.
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Does the devil possess you? You're leaping over the hedge before you come at the stile.
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The brave man carves out his fortune, and every man is the sum of his own works.
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Urgent necessity prompts many to do things.
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Nay, what is worse, perhaps turn poet, which, they say, is an infectious and incurable distemper.
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There is nothing costs less than civility.
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I had rather munch a crust of brown bread and an onion in a corner, without any more ado, or ceremony, than feed upon turkey at another man's table.
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A knight errant who turns mad for a reason deserves neither merit nor thanks. The thing is to do it without cause
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I must speak the truth, and nothing but the truth.
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I drink when I have occasion, and sometimes when I have no occasion.
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I'll turn over a new leaf.
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Get out of harms way.
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I know who I am and who I may be, if I choose.
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