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Every man is as God made him, ay, and often worse.
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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To be good to the vile is to throw water into the sea.
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Treason pleases, but not the traitor.
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The treason pleases, but the traitors are odious.
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Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.
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Abundance, even of good things, prevents them from being valued
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You are a king by your own fireside, as much as any monarch in his throne.
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True valor lies in the middle between cowardice and rashness.
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It is the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not to venture all his eggs in one basket.
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Let us not throw the rope after the bucket.
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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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Alas! all music jars when the soul's out of tune.
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Think before thou speakest.
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You are a devil at everything, and there is no kind of thing in the 'versal world but what you can turn your hand into.
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When in doubt, lean to the side of # mercy .
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The guts carry the feet, not the feet the guts.
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Urgent necessity prompts many to do things.
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He who's never loved cannot be good.
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Controlling my temper is important, ... Sometimes it's hard, but I try.
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Honesty is the best policy, I will stick to that. The good shall have my hand and heart, but the bad neither foot nor fellowship. And in my mind, the main point of governing, is to make a good beginning.
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The cleverest character in comedy is the clown, for he who would make people take him for a fool, must not be one.
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