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It is courage that vanquishes in war, and not good weapons.
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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If thou takest virtue for the rule of life, and valuest thyself upon acting in all things comfortably thereto, thou wilt have no cause to envy lords and princes for blood is inherited, but virtue is common property, and may be acquired by all it has, moreover, an intrinsic worth, which blood has not.
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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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Do you see over yonder, friend Sancho, thirty or forty hulking giants? I intend to do battle with them and slay them.
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When we leave this world, and are laid in the earth, the prince walks as narrow a path as the day-laborer.
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