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A shy face is better than a forward heart.
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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Alcala de Henares
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra
Miguel de Cervantes Cortinas
Miguel de Cervantes y Cortinas
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I would do what I pleased, and doing what I pleased, I should have my will, and having my will, I should be contented and when one is contented, there is no more to be desired and when there is no more to be desired, there is an end of it.
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Take away the cause, and the effect ceases.
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Honesty's the best policy.
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The darts of love are blunted by maiden modesty.
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When the head aches, all the members partake of the pain.
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With life many things are remedied.
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Spare your breath to cool your porridge.
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There is no greater folly in the world than for a man to despair.
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I am almost frightened out of my seven senses.
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Captivity is the greatest of all evils that can befall one.
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By such innovations are languages enriched, when the words are adopted by the multitude, and naturalized by custom.
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It will be seen in the frying of the eggs.
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Liberty is one of the most precious gifts which heaven has bestowed on man with it we cannot compare the treasures which the earth contains or the sea conceals for liberty, as for honor, we can and ought to risk our lives and, on for the other hand, captivity is the greatest evil that can befall man.
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God bears with the wicked, but not forever.
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A private sin is not so prejudicial in this world, as a public indecency.
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Digo, paciencia y barajar. What I say is, patience, and shuffle the cards.
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The guts carry the feet, not the feet the guts.
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Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher, it goes ill with the pitcher.
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The pitcher goes so often to the fountain that if gets broken.
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