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The foolish sayings of the rich pass for wise saws in society.
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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Where envy reigns virtue can't exist, and generosity doesn't go with meanness.
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When thou art at Rome, do as they do at Rome.
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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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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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It is courage that vanquishes in war, and not good weapons.
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Love and war are the same thing, and stratagems and policy are as allowable in the one as in the other.
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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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