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Cure yourself of the affliction of caring how you appear to others. Concern yourself only with how you appear before God, concern yourself only with the idea that God may have of you.
Miguel de Unamuno
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Miguel de Unamuno
Age: 70 †
Born: 1866
Born: September 29
Died: 1936
Died: December 31
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It is truer to say that martyrs create faith more than faith creates martyrs.
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Sometimes, to remain silent is to lie, since silence can be interpreted as assent.
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