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Whether it's the pot that hits the rock or the rock that hits the pot , it's the pot that will break every time
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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Everyone is as God has made him, and oftentimes a great deal worse.
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Where envy reigns virtue can't exist, and generosity doesn't go with meanness.
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Bien predica quien bien vive. He preaches well who lives well.
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Great expectations are better than a poor possession.
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Do not eat garlic or onions for their smell will reveal that you are a peasant.
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What a man has, so much he is sure of.
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There were no embraces, because where there is great love there is often little display of it.
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Let everyone turn himself around, and look at home, and he will find enough to do.
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