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Sorrow was made for man, not for beasts yet if men encourage melancholy too much, they become no better than beasts.
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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