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There were but two families in the world, Have-much and Have-little.
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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Faint heart ne'er won fair lady.
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Though Gods attributes are equal, yet his mercy is more attractive and pleasing in our eyes than his justice.
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I drink when I have occasion, and sometimes when I have no occasion.
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Blessed be those happy ages that were strangers to the dreadful fury of these devilish instruments of artillery, whose inventor I am satisfied is now in Hell, receiving the reward of his cursed invention, which is the cause that very often a cowardly base hand takes away the life of the bravest gentleman.
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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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