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Man habitually sacrifices his life to his purse, but he sacrifices his purse to his vanity.
Miguel de Unamuno
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Miguel de Unamuno
Age: 70 †
Born: 1866
Born: September 29
Died: 1936
Died: December 31
Essayist
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Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo
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Those faults we do not have, do not bother us.
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My aim is to agitate and disturb people. I'm not selling bread I'm selling yeast.
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